Zelensky Offers to Resign for Peace and NATO Membership as US Policy Shifts

Ukraine's president signals willingness to step down in exchange for NATO security guarantees, while tensions rise over US-led peace talks excluding Kyiv.

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed readiness to resign if it secures peace and NATO membership for Ukraine, marking a significant gesture on the war's third anniversary.
• Zelensky criticized US President Donald Trump for excluding Ukraine from recent peace discussions with Russia, stressing that no agreement can be valid without Kyiv's involvement.
• Trump has faced backlash for calling Zelensky a 'dictator' and suggesting Ukraine started the war, while pushing for a rare earth minerals deal that ties US support to resource access.
• Russia launched its largest drone attack of the war, with 267 drones targeting Ukraine overnight, highlighting the ongoing intensity of the conflict.
• UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron plan to meet with Trump in Washington to advocate for sustained Western support for Ukraine and its sovereignty.

150 Articles

The Telegraph USA TODAY Deutsche Welle CNN Metro Ukrinform POLITICO Mediaite Hindustan Times New York Post The Telegraph The Independent NBC News POLITICO i Ukrinform CNA New York Post Free Press Journal Washington Examiner Mediaite NBC News CNN The Daily Beast CNN CNN Semafor Sky News Deutsche Welle Al Jazeera 9News Newsweek i Ukrinform Ukrinform Boston Globe New York Post Forbes The Guardian CBS News Washington Post CNN ABC News The Daily Beast The Hill The Daily Wire The Independent POLITICO ABC News CBS News The Guardian The Times The Guardian Alternet.org The Telegraph The Dispatch Los Angeles Times Byline Times Ukrinform Ukrinform The Hill Washington Examiner Fox News The Guardian 9News The Independent Fox News The Hill Washington Examiner Global News The Sydney Morning Herald The Guardian HuffPost Washington Examiner The Telegraph CNN The Hill The Times RFE/RL The Independent i Raw Story Ukrinform Raw Story Mediaite Benzinga Newsweek Ukrinform Sky News The Hill Sky News mint Sky News Hindustan Times The Japan Times UPI The Times The Guardian Sky News The Times The Times RFE/RL Spectator Ukrinform Washington Examiner Ukrinform i The Independent Sky News The Japan Times The Guardian The Guardian Council on Foreign Relations NDTV i The Japan Times Chicago Tribune Chicago Sun Times Ukrinform The Guardian i New York Post The Philadelphia Inquirer Salon Washington Post HuffPost i Axios CBS News RFE/RL The Telegraph The Guardian Sky News Metro