US floats NATO membership for Ukraine in exchange for Donbas withdrawal, Zelensky says
Zelensky said Kyiv would not retreat from its territory, but would put the question to a referendum if Ukraine received a full security package.
Zelensky said Kyiv would not retreat from its territory, but would put the question to a referendum if Ukraine received a full security package.
Russia has warned NATO it is ready to use nuclear weapons if the alliance attempts to cut off its Kaliningrad exclave, as Moscow and the West trade threats over Baltic tensions.
Debris had been found at the premises of one of the Western embassies in the center of Ukraine's capital, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Wednesday, citing preliminary information.
Trump is weighing a proposal to lift some Russia sanctions if Moscow releases political prisoners. The plan could expand US ties with Russia but faces opposition from Ukraine and European allies.
"I have no doubt that this is a war Europe is waging against us," Lavrov told reporters, citing Europe's supply of weapons to Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Donald Trump has made a final decision to allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors as Kyiv faces continued Russian attacks.
"The American side has proposed...meeting at a technical level in a three-way format," Zelensky told reporters in a briefing via WhatsApp.
The European Commission said the bloc would give Kyiv $1.6 billion, taken from interest on cash balances, part of Russian central bank assets frozen by the EU because of the war in Ukraine.
Hybrid warfare and sabotage on European soil gained renewed attention after Germany recently blamed Russia for an attempted drone attack at the Leipzig/Halle Airport.
"Ukrainians understand that this winter could be very harsh for us. But in response, we will have no choice but to make it painful for Russia too," Zelensky said in his UNGA speech.
"While everything is operational today, we must recognize - as Prime Minister Tusk recently noted - that this is an element of hybrid warfare," said Deputy PM Gawkowski.