As fears of another war subsided, Zelensky prepared for a ceasefire but put a condition before NATO

Russia-Ukraine War: Due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war since February 2022, the world has seen many scenes of devastation and now there are signs of the war stopping. Amidst the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has given a big statement regarding the ceasefire agreement with Russia. He said, ‘We are ready for a ceasefire.’ However, for this it has also placed a condition of ceasefire agreement with NATO countries.

In an interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, ‘If Ukraine cedes territory to NATO, it can negotiate a ceasefire with Ukraine and Russia. “There will be a ceasefire if Russia does not withdraw from Ukrainian-occupied territories and if NATO guarantees security for the remainder of Ukraine.”
Zelensky gambled against NATO

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, ‘To end this terrible war, it is necessary that NATO occupies the vacant parts of Ukraine and offers to take Ukraine into NATO. The NATO invitation recognizes Ukraine’s internationally recognized borders. If there is a ceasefire, the Russian-occupied eastern parts will remain out of any such agreement for the time being.

He further said, ‘If we want to stop this aggressive phase of the war, we will have to bring the area of ​​Ukraine over which we control under the umbrella of NATO.’

Speculation of Donald Trump’s return

Reports have claimed that ending the Russia-Ukraine war could be a plan of America’s newly elected President Donald Trump. It was also possible that if Ukraine had joined NATO, it was also possible that Zelensky would have agreed to cede captured land in Ukraine to Moscow.