Zelenskyy offers to quit in return for NATO entry

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Zelensky willing to give up presidency in exchange for Ukraine Nato membership
For context: Russia has consistently opposed the idea of Ukraine becoming a member of Nato, fearing it would bring Nato forces too close to its borders. However, in 2008, the alliance said that Ukraine could eventually join. Zelensky wants his country to become a member.
Zelensky Offers to Step Down, if Ukraine Can Join NATO
It was not clear if the Ukrainian leader was serious or if he was just reacting to attacks against him from Washington and Moscow.
Ukraine: Zelenskyy offers to quit in return for NATO entry
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday he would "immediately" quit as Ukraine's head of state in exchange for the country gaining NATO membership. "If there is peace for Ukraine, if you really need me to leave my post, I am ready. ... I can exchange it for NATO," Zelenskyy told a press conference in Kyiv.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that he was “ready” to resign as leader if it meant peace in his country, suggesting he could swap it for NATO membership.
Zelenskyy offers to step down in exchange for peace and Ukraine’s Nato membership
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is willing to step down as Ukraine’s president if it would secure lasting peace for his country. “If it brings peace for Ukraine, if you really need me to leave my post,
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday he was willing to give up his position in exchange for Ukraine's entry into NATO.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday what he would be willing to quit his post “immediately” if it would ensure that his war-torn country would gain membership into NATO. “If there is peace for Ukraine,

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