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NATO Official Suggests Ukraine Can Cede Territory for Membership

NATO Official Suggests Ukraine Can Cede Territory for Membership
Above: Adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Mykhailo Podolyak, speaks during an interview with AFP in Kyiv, on July 19, 2023. Image credit: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Establishment-critical narrative

Any talk of Ukraine giving up its territory to secure a peace deal is unacceptable. NATO should be working to ensure that Ukraine has all the weapons it needs to successfully repel Russia from all its territories — not making statements that favor the enemy.

Pro-establishment narrative

NATO fully supports Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. These were simply off-hand remarks that suggested a hypothetical of how the war may end, but the input to a solution is Ukraine's to make.

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