Immediate NATO protection of Ukrainian-held territory is needed ‘very much otherwise [Russian President Vladimir Putin] will come back’, he said. President-elect Trump is reported to prefer that Ukraine surrender Russian-occupied territory in order to end the war and secure NATO membership.

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. He was asked by Sky News whether he would accept Nato membership,

Volodymyr Zelensky’s suggestion that Ukraine could temporarily cede territory to Russia in exchange for joining Nato would mark a “major concession” to Vladimir Putin, the UK’s former ambassador to Russia has said.