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Three killed in Russia as Ukraine claims US floated NATO membership option

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A Ukrainian drone attack on Saturday killed a mother, father, and their 24-month-old daughter in the Belgorod region of Russia, located approximately 20km from the Ukrainian border. The report highlights a tense week of military action where Russia intercepted 29 Ukrainian drones and Ukraine reportedly shot down or suppressed 81 of 96 Russian drones. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that US negotiators asked during Abu Dhabi talks if Ukraine would withdraw from the Donbas region in exchange for NATO membership, though he maintained that Ukraine would not withdraw its troops without firm security guarantees and funding.
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Meanwhile, in Friday’s comments to reporters that were under embargo until Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said United States negotiators had asked during this week’s Abu Dhabi talks whether Ukraine would withdraw its troops from its eastern region of Donbas in exchange for joining NATO, the transatlantic military alliance.
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NATO Russia Russian Ukraine Ukrainian

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Ukraine GPE · 8× Ukrainian NORP · 5× NATO ORG · 4× Zelenskyy PERSON · 4× Moscow GPE · 3× Russia GPE · 3× Russian NORP · 3× Donbas GPE · 2× Kyiv GPE · 2× Belgorod GPE · 1×

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Meanwhile, in Friday’s comments to reporters that were under embargo until Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said United States negotiators had asked during this week’s Abu Dhabi talks whether Ukraine would withdraw its troops from its eastern region of Donbas in exchange for joining NATO, the transatlantic military alliance.
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Meanwhile, in Friday’s comments to reporters that were under embargo until Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said United States negotiators had asked during this week’s Abu Dhabi talks whether Ukraine would withdraw its troops from its eastern region of Donbas in exchange for joining NATO, the transatlantic military alliance.

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A Ukrainian drone attack has killed a mother, father and their 24-month-old daughter at their home in Belgorod, a Russian region bordering Ukraine, according to Russian authorities. uncertain
attack → kill → authorities
The deadly attack came on Saturday in Proletarsky, about 20km (12 miles) from Ukraine’s border as Russia’s Ministry of Defence claimed the army intercepted 29 Ukrainian drones overnight, including several over the Moscow region. asserted
army → come → region
In turn, Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 96 drones from Friday evening, of which 81 were shot down or electronically suppressed as of early Saturday. asserted
81 → say → Saturday
It reported hits at eight locations and falling debris at two others, while a local power supplier reported outages in parts of northeastern Sumy. asserted
supplier → report → Sumy
Meanwhile, in Friday’s comments to reporters that were under embargo until Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said United States negotiators had asked during this week’s Abu Dhabi talks whether Ukraine would withdraw its troops from its eastern region of Donbas in exchange for joining NATO, the transatlantic military alliance. asserted
Ukraine → say → NATO
Zelenskyy said the question had been raised for the first time but that no concrete offer existed. asserted
offer → say → time
Zelenskyy maintained that Ukraine would not withdraw its troops but could put the issue to a referendum if Kyiv received firm security guarantees, funding for its armed forces and money for reconstruction. uncertain
Kyiv → maintain → reconstruction
“NATO is back on the agenda,” he said. asserted
he → say → agenda
Donbas comprises Donetsk and Luhansk, two eastern Ukrainian regions partly occupied by Russia. asserted
Donbas → comprise → Russia
Moscow demands a Ukrainian withdrawal from areas Kyiv still controls, while also opposing Ukraine joining NATO, whose members pledge to defend one another. asserted
members → demand → one
Zelenskyy said on Friday that he would not amend Ukraine’s constitution to make it neutral, arguing the move would not guarantee lasting security. asserted
move → say → security
Ukraine has been defending itself, with Western assistance, against a full-scale Russian invasion since February 2022. asserted
Ukraine → defend → February
This past week brought a resumption of US-mediated direct talks between the Russians and Ukrainians, which raised hopes of an early end to the war. However, apart from renewed prisoner exchanges, there appears to have been little progress. asserted
which → bring → exchanges
European representatives are set to take part in the next round of talks. asserted
representatives → set → talks
Zelenskyy said the European Union and NATO are Europe’s “only real security” and that Moscow’s bid to review the continent’s security was “dangerous because … it is precisely things like this that lead to wars or escalations”. asserted
that → say → wars
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