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Russia rejects Zelenskyy proposal of occupied land swap as peace gesture

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February 13, 2025

RUSSIA on Wednesday rejected swapping occupied territory with Kyiv as part of any future peace deal hours after launching a barrage of drones and missiles on Kyiv that killed one person.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who had floated the idea of exchanging occupied land, said the latest strikes showed the Kremlin was not interested in pursuing peace in Ukraine.

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