Zelenskyy suggested that the "hot phase" of the Russia-Ukraine war could end if unoccupied parts of Ukraine came "under the NATO umbrella."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says any proposal to join the military alliance should be extended to all parts of the country that fall under internationally recognized borders

In further remarks to Sky News, the UK’s former representative to Nato, Sir Adam Thomson, said that Mr Zelensky appeared to be preparing domestic audiences for compromises, while “making opening moves” in a likely extended negotiation with Mr Trump over which line to take with the Kremlin.

He was asked by Sky News whether he would accept Nato membership, but only on the territory that Kyiv currently holds. Zelensky said he would, but only if Nato membership was offered to the whole of Ukraine,

Any proposal to join the military alliance should be extended to all parts of the country that fall under internationally recognized borders, Ukraine's president said.

In a dramatic shift, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hints at a ceasefire involving NATO support for Ukraine’s borders, signaling the possibility of Ukraine negotiating back Russian-occupied areas.

An offer of NATO membership to territory under Kyiv’s control would end “the hot stage of the war” in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a broadcast interview.

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