Zelensky says Americans are trying to find “modifications” on Donbas

The United States is trying to find various options for resolving the Donbas issue to settle the conflict in Ukraine.

This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a press conference in Dublin, according to European Pravda.

Zelensky noted that Americans constantly raise the topic of Donbas in negotiations.

“Of course, they focus their attention on this. They think that to stop this war, we must leave our territory. It is impossible to talk to us in such a way when it comes to the independence of our country. They are trying to find some modifications of this. And I have heard different things,” he said.

Zelensky added that it would take hours “to discuss all these modifications.” He also stressed that the territorial issue should be discussed at the level of leaders.

On November 10, Zelensky stated that the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the territory of Donbas would allegedly not be enough to end the Ukrainian conflict. He also said that Americans had offered Kyiv to cede Donbas in exchange for security guarantees similar to NATO’s Article 5.

In October, Zelensky said that if Ukraine gave Russia the remaining part of Donbas, Kyiv could lose control over a “huge number” of cities.

On November 10, The Economist, citing sources, wrote that US authorities are considering the option of changing the administrative borders of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions to end hostilities.

Then The Telegraph wrote that Ukraine rejected the US proposal to change the administrative borders of the regions.

At the same time, the Verkhovna Rada denied the existence of a plan to change the borders of the Donetsk region.

Earlier, Zelensky spoke about what the US expects from Ukraine to end the conflict.