According to the Financial Times, Zelensky's comments about exchanging Donbas for NATO membership may signal a significant shift in the direction of talks between Kyiv and Washington. Negotiations had been suspended since the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War in February, but negotiators have been working to restart talks involving Russia. European officials have only met with the US and Ukrainian sides. Russia has refused to include them in the negotiations, but Zelensky stated that European governments should participate directly in the next round of talks.
