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Zelenskyy says US ties security guarantees to ceding Donbas

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Reuters the United States had linked security guarantees to Kyiv ceding Donbas and accused Russia of trading intelligence with Iran, while fighting continued to cause civilian deaths and international moves targeted Russia's war financing.

Mar 26th 2026 · Ukraine

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  • Zelenskyy told Reuters he was told US security guarantees for a peace deal require Kyiv to cede all of Donbas to Russia.
  • He accused Russia of trying to blackmail Washington by offering to stop sharing intelligence with Iran if the US cut off intelligence to Ukraine.
  • Ukraine says its military intelligence has evidence that Russia continues to provide intelligence to Iran.
  • Russian strikes killed civilians in Kharkiv region and damaged port and energy infrastructure at Izmail.
  • Ukrainian drone strikes killed two civilians in Russia's Belgorod border region.
  • Zimbabwe reported 15 citizens killed fighting for Russia and described their recruitment as human trafficking.
  • Britain authorized boarding Russian vessels alleged to be part of a shadow oil fleet, and Belarusian president Lukashenko visited North Korea.

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