US suggests swapping Ukrainian territory for NATO membership | Travel chaos continues at US airports
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says US negotiators have for the first time floated the idea of Ukraine handing the eastern Donbas region to Russia in exchange for joining NATO. Moscow has repeatedly ruled out Ukraine’s membership of NATO and Zelenskyy’s comments appeared to catch the US off guard. In a social media post, White House envoy Jared Kushner stressed the importance of maintaining confidentiality while they explore new ideas to end the war.
Thousands of passengers across the US are still stranded, as delays and cancellations persist after a four-hour nationwide ground stop. Authorities say it was caused by a copper wire upgrade to air traffic control systems, but investigations continue into cyber attack threats and human error.
00:00 The US suggests swapping Ukrainian territory for NATO membership, according to Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
03:29 The Trump administration using the air traffic control crisis to push Congress for tens of billions of dollars more to overhaul the system.
06:44 Portugal’s largest protests yet – demonstrators turn out in more than 30 cities and towns against soaring housing costs.
10:12 The Prime Minister says Australia won’t back away from naval missions in the South China Sea, regardless of China’s view.
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