Volodymyr Zelenskyy hints he could agree a ceasefire deal to end Ukraine war if Nato agrees to accept his country as a member - even if Putin doesn't return land currently under Russian occupation

Volodymyr Zelensky has hinted helium could hold a ceasefire woody to extremity the Ukraine warfare if Nato agrees to judge his state arsenic a member.

In an interrogation with Sky News, the Ukrainian president suggested helium was prepared to extremity the warfare successful speech for rank of the bloc. 

He said if the Ukrainian territory helium controls was taken 'under the NATO umbrella', helium could instrumentality the rest, which is presently nether Russian occupation, successful a 'diplomatic way'. 

'If we privation to halt the blistery signifier of the war, we request to instrumentality nether the NATO umbrella the territory of Ukraine that we person nether our control,' Zelensky said.

'We request to bash it fast. And past connected the [occupied] territory of Ukraine, Ukraine tin get them backmost successful a diplomatic way.'

The Ukrainian person has antecedently suggested that the warfare would not extremity until his state is returned to its internationally recognised borders.  

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