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Another hint of averting war came from Ukraine’s president, who said
Monday that his country might have to abandon the possibility of joining
NATO — a central Russian demand in a confrontation that threatens the
largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.
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...comments by President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying that perhaps the notion of NATO membership “is for us like a dream” suggested — however vaguely — that his country might make the kind of concessions it has staunchly resisted so far.
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, welcomed the ambassador’s comments while acknowledging the response from the Ukrainian foreign ministry.“Clearly, Ukraine’s confirmed rejection of the idea of joining NATO would be a step that would significantly facilitate the formulation of a better response to Russia’s concerns.”-Kremlin spokesman, Dmitri S. PeskovThe world, and especially the people of Ukraine, should be very grateful to President Zelensky for being realistic and apparently breaking this logjam. So Russian Demand One is now met and Demand Two ("rollback) seems to be malleable enough that with the Western proposals there is really something to talk about now. I'm going back to the meeting lol.
