{"id":2374774,"date":"2024-11-30T15:15:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T20:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelenskyy-says-nato-offer-for-ukraine-controlled-territory-could-end-hot-stage-of-war-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-30T15:15:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T20:15:49","slug":"zelenskyy-says-nato-offer-for-ukraine-controlled-territory-could-end-hot-stage-of-war-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelenskyy-says-nato-offer-for-ukraine-controlled-territory-could-end-hot-stage-of-war-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy says NATO offer for Ukraine-controlled territory could end \u2018hot stage\u2019 of war &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fzelenskyy-says-nato-offer-for-ukraine-controlled-territory-could-end-hot-stage-of-war-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2374774&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that an invitation for NATO \u200bmembership for territories under Ukrainian control could potentially end\u200d the ongoing &#8220;hot stage&#8221; \u2063of the war in Ukraine. In a recent interview, he emphasized that any proposal \u200bfor \u200bNATO \u200cmembership\u200b must encompass\u2063 all regions within internationally recognized Ukrainian borders,\u200b as acknowledging only\u2062 part \u200dof the \u200ccountry would imply recognition of Russian\u2062 claims \u200dover occupied territories. Zelensky pointed out \u2063that \u2062Ukraine&#8217;s constitution\u200c prohibits recognizing these regions as Russian. He believes that quickly \u2063bringing the territories under NATO&#8217;s defense umbrella is\u2064 essential \u200dto halt further military \u2064escalation and to facilitate the diplomatic return of other \u2062parts of Ukraine currently under occupation. \u2064 <\/p>\n<p>Zelensky&#8217;s \u200ccomments \u2062come amid increasing military pressures from Russian forces, which have \u2064gained ground in eastern Ukraine. In response to the conflict, NATO \u200dis expected\u2064 to\u200c convene\u200b to discuss military support for Ukraine. However, the\u2062 process for\u200b Ukraine&#8217;s NATO\u2063 membership remains complex, requiring consensus among existing member states. This situation is further complicated by uncertainties regarding U.S. foreign policy under President-elect Donald Trump. The ongoing conflict has\u2062 also resulted\u2062 in significant\u200c casualties and damage within Ukraine, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">including recent \u2063missile attacks<\/a> that \u2064have killed and injured civilians.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Zelensky says NATO offer for Ukraine-controlled territory could end &lsquo;hot stage&rsquo; of war<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1896816\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>KYIV, Ukraine (AP) &mdash;<\/strong> An offer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nato\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">NATO<\/a> membership to territory under Kyiv&rsquo;s control would end &ldquo;the hot stage of the war&rdquo; in Ukraine, but any proposal to join the military alliance should be extended to all parts of the country that fall under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/e-u-to-launch-sanctions-against-those-involved-in-russias-decision-to-recognize-separatist-regions\/\" title=\"E.U. To Launch Sanctions Against Those Involved In Russia\u2019s Decision To Recognize Separatist Regions\">internationally recognized borders<\/a>, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Volodymyr-Zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> said in a broadcast interview.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Zelensky&rsquo;s remarks on Friday signaled a possible way forward to the difficult path Ukraine faces to future NATO membership. At their summit in Washington in July, the 32 members declared Ukraine on an &ldquo;irreversible&rdquo; path to membership.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3109445\/bidens-trump-proofing-foreign-policy-revolves-around-ukraine-nato\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BIDEN&rsquo;S &lsquo;TRUMP-PROOFING&rsquo; FOREIGN POLICY REVOLVES AROUND UKRAINE AND NATO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, one obstacle to moving forward has been the view that Ukraine&rsquo;s borders would need to be clearly demarcated before it could join so that there can be no mistaking where the alliance&rsquo;s pact of mutual defense would come into effect.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You can&rsquo;t give an invitation to just one part of a country,&rdquo; Zelensky said in an excerpt of the interview with Sky News. &ldquo;Why? Because thus you would recognize that Ukraine is only that territory of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukraine<\/a> and the other one is Russia.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Under the Ukrainian Constitution, Ukraine can&rsquo;t recognize territory occupied by Russia as Russian.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So legally, by law, we have no right to recognize the occupied territory as territory of Russia,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220326\/five-democrats-prime-position-face-party-2028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>FIVE DEMOCRATS IN PRIME POSITION TO BE FACE OF THE PARTY IN 2028<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since the start of the war in 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia<\/a> has been expending huge amounts of weaponry and human life to make small-but-steady territorial gains to the nearly one-fifth of Ukraine it already controls in east and southern Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If we want to stop the hot stage of the war, we should take under the NATO umbrella the territory of Ukraine that we have under our control. That&rsquo;s what we need to do, fast. And then Ukraine can get back the other part of its territory diplomatically,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>An invitation for Ukraine to join NATO is one key point of Zelenskyy&rsquo;s &ldquo;victory plan,&rdquo; which he presented to Western allies and the Ukrainian people in October. The plan is seen as a way for Ukraine to strengthen its hand in any negotiations with Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said that the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/greece-ukraine-nato-european-union-defense-trump-5de895348c14f45b766c0e220c04b637\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">alliance &ldquo;needs to go further&rdquo;<\/a>&nbsp;to support Ukraine in its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/russia-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">fight against Russia&rsquo;s invasion<\/a>. Military aid to Kyiv and steps toward ending the war are expected to be high on the agenda when NATO members&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secy-of-state-our-purpose-is-not-to-hold-china-back\/\" title=\"Secy. of State: Our purpose is not to hold China back\">foreign ministers meet<\/a> in Brussels for a two-day gathering starting on Dec. 3.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3177509\/what-maga-gop-will-look-like-post-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT MAGA AND THE GOP WILL LOOK LIKE IN A POST-TRUMP ERA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, any decision for Ukraine to join the military alliance would require a lengthier process and the agreement of all member states.<\/p>\n<p>There is also uncertainty as to the foreign policy stance of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. While Trump vowed on the campaign trail to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-russia-ukraine-war-un-election-a78ecb843af452b8dda1d52d137ca893\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">end Russia&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine<\/a>&nbsp;in a single day, he hasn&rsquo;t publicly discussed how this could happen.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-transition-ukraine-russia-war-kellogg-68b413ecde625f6643aebe5759a752e7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump also announced Wednesday<\/a>&nbsp;that Keith Kellogg, an 80-year-old, highly decorated retired three-star general, would serve as his special envoy for Ukraine and Russia.<\/p>\n<p>In April, Kellog wrote that &ldquo;bringing the Russia-Ukraine war to a close will require strong, America First leadership to deliver a peace deal and immediately end the hostilities between the two warring parties.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, during his only campaign debate with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump twice&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-harris-ukraine-russia-war-putin-98aed0b4ffd785c7865ee17f66030a1d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">refused to directly answer<\/a>&nbsp;a question about whether he wanted Ukraine to win the war &mdash; raising concerns that Kyiv could be forced to accept unfavorable terms in any negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky&rsquo;s statement comes as Ukraine faces increasing pressure along the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line. In its latest report, Washington-based think tank the Institute for the Study of War said Saturday that Russian forces had recently advanced near Kupiansk, in Toretsk, and near Pokrovsk and Velyka Novosilka, a key logistics route for the Ukrainian military.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3187727\/biden-mishandling-classified-documents-presidential-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BIDEN MISHANDLING OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS LOOMS OVER PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At least four people were killed Saturday when a Russian missile hit Ukraine&rsquo;s Dnipropetrovsk region, Zelensky said in a post on Telegram. Dnipropetrovsk Gov. Serhiy Lysak said that the strike also wounded at least 21 people, of which eight were in a serious condition.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine&rsquo;s air force announced Saturday that the country had come under attack from 10 Russian drones, of which eight were shot down over the Kyiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson regions. One drone returned to Russian-occupied territory, while the final drone disappeared from radar, often a sign of the use of electronic defenses.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry said that 11 Ukrainian drones had been shot down by the country&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-strikes-back-at-syria-after-missile-defense-shield-fails\/\" title=\"Israel Strikes Back At Syria After Missile Defense Shield Fails\">air defense systems<\/a>. Both the mayor of Sochi, Andrey Proshunin, and the head of Russia&rsquo;s Dagestan region, Sergey Melikov, both in Russia&rsquo;s southwest, said that drones had been destroyed in their regions overnight. No casualties were reported.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the Ukrainian president announced a number of changes to military leadership, saying that changes in personnel management were needed to improve the situation on the battlefield.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi, who led the defense of Kharkiv during Russia&rsquo;s new offensive on Ukraine&rsquo;s second-largest city this year, was appointed the new head of Ukraine&rsquo;s Ground Forces. Oleh Apostol was named the new deputy commander-in-chief responsible for improving military training.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine&rsquo;s top military commander, Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, also announced Friday that he would bolster units in Donetsk, Pokrovsk and Kurakhove with additional reserves, ammunition, weapons and military equipment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1896816\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1896816\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zelensky: NATO membership for Ukraine-controlled areas could halt war<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2374775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Zelensky-EU.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7624,4228,6991,6696,10724],"class_list":["post-2374774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-nato","tag-peace","tag-ukraine","tag-war","tag-zelenskyy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Zelensky-EU.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2374774"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2374778,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374774\/revisions\/2374778"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2374775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2374774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2374774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2374774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}