/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/SZZTW67LMRAMPPCKBBQMSUTFRA.JPEG?#)
![Former Miss SA Natasha Joubert gives birth [photos]](http://www.thesouthafrican.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Natasha-Joubert-is-officially-a-mother.jpg.optimal.jpg?#)
.png?#)
US ties Ukraine security guarantees to Donbas withdrawal, Zelensky says
Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky said the US is conditioning post-war security guarantees on Kyiv ceding the Russian-occupied Donbas, as Washington pushes for a swift end to the war. Zelensky warned such terms would weaken Ukraine’s defences and embolden Moscow, amid uncertainty over future US support despite continued military aid.
Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky said the US is conditioning post-war security guarantees on Kyiv ceding the Russian-occupied Donbas, as Washington pushes for a swift end to the war. Zelensky warned such terms would weaken Ukraine’s defences and embolden Moscow, amid uncertainty over future US support despite continued military aid.
