Nato official suggests Ukraine could give up territory in exchange for membership

Kyiv rejected suggestion by Nato general secretary’s chief of staff which they said would reward Russian aggression

Ukraine could give up territory to Russia in exchange for Nato membership and an end to the war, a senior Nato official suggested on Tuesday, prompting an angry reaction from Kyiv.

Stian Jenssen, chief of staff to Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg, said at an event in Norway that while any peace deal would have to be acceptable to Ukraine, alliance members were discussing how the 18-month war might be brought to an end.

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