Zelensky suggests NATO membership could end 'hot stage' of war

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30 November 2024 at 1:57 am·1-min read

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged NATO on Friday to provide guaranteed protections for territories controlled by Kyiv in order to halt the ongoing war, suggesting he could wait to regain Russian-occupied areas diplomatically. His appeal followed escalating tensions, including a massive Russian attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Friday for NATO to offer guaranteed protections to parts of Ukraine controlled by Kyiv in order to "stop the hot stage of the war."

Zelensky also implied he would be willing to wait to regain the almost one-fifth of his country that Russia's army has seized, if such a deal could offer security for the rest of Ukraine and end the fighting.

The comments came amidst escalating tensions in the near three-year war.

Russia has this week threatened to strike government buildings in Kyiv and launched a massive aerial attack on Ukraine's energy sector -- something it called a response to Ukraine firing US and British supplied missiles on Russian territory.

(AFP)

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