President Volodymyr Zelensky has suggested that the parts of Ukraine under his control should be taken "under the Nato umbrella" to try and stop the "hot phase" of the war. In a long, wide-ranging interview with Sky News, the Ukrainian president was asked whether he would accept Nato membership, but only on the territory that Kyiv currently holds.

Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday night that he was willing to cede territory to Russia to end the war for the first time.

"If we want to stop the hot stage of the war, we should quickly take under NATO umbrella the territory of Ukraine that we have under our control. That's what we need to do first. and then Ukraine can get back the other parts of its territory in a diplomatic way,

Fresh Ukrainian troops are being redeployed to the heavily threatened front-line regions of Pokrovsk and Kurakhove, while Ukraine's president said he could agree to a ceasefire if NATO agrees to protect areas under Ukrainian control.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has suggested that the parts of Ukraine under his control could be taken "under the Nato umbrella" to try and stop the "hot phase" of the war. In an interview with Sky News,

CNN political and national security analyst David Sanger calls President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Special Envoy for Russia and Ukraine “interesting” and explains why Kellogg’s peace plan could allow Russia to keep Ukrainian territory.

Zelensky suggests letting unoccupied Ukrainian territory join NATO could end 'hot phase' of war - He said allowing unoccupied parts of Ukraine ‘under the Nato umbrella’ could help ‘stop the hot phase