Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that his country may give up its dream of joining NATO, at least temporarily, for an end to the war and security guarantees.

President Volodymyr Zelensky signaled that Ukraine could accept security guarantees from the US and Europe as a way to prevent future Russian aggression, and substitute for its long-term goal of joining NATO.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed willingness to drop Ukraine's NATO aspirations in exchange for Western security guarantees. But he rejected the U.S. push for ceding territory to Russia.

Zelenskiy offered to drop Ukraine’s NATO goal for binding security guarantees as he met US envoys in Berlin; talks resume Monday.

But Ukraine’s leader griped that overall, the negotiations aimed at ending Kremlin’s deadly aggression aren’t about giving his people a “fair” deal.

Ukraine is not currently part of Nato, but Zelensky has consistently called for his country to be welcomed into the alliance.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte issued a stark warning to Western allies about the reality of the threat posed by Russia, as negotiations are making slow progress to end the war in Ukraine and the U.S. pressures Kyiv to make painful compromises with the Kremlin, including on territorial concessions.

In the updated US peace plan submitted by Ukraine to Washington, Kyiv rejected the demand to cede the Donbas to the Russian regime and refused to give up its bid for NATO membership, reports The New York Times.