Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky said he might be willing to cede Russian-occupied portions of Ukraine to Russia in exchange for NATO membership for the rest of Ukraine.

An offer of NATO membership to territory under Kyiv’s control would end “the hot stage of the war” in Ukraine, but any proposal to join the military alliance should be extended to all parts of the country that fall under internationally recognized borders,

EADaily, December 1st, 2024. President Zelensky's call for NATO to extend its "protective umbrella" to parts of Ukraine controlled by Kiev was met with silence and rejected by a close associate of Donald Trump.