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- A NATO official said Ukraine could give territory to Russia in order to join the military alliance.
- The suggestion was met with fierce criticism from a top Ukrainian official.
- Ukraine's NATO membership has been a divisive issue among its Western allies.
Ukraine pushed back at a NATO official for suggesting that it could cede territory to Russia to pave the way for its membership in the military alliance.
Stian Jenssen, the chief of staff to NATO's secretary-general, made the suggestion while speaking at a panel discussing Ukraine's post-war security arrangements in Arendal, Norway, on Tuesday.