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Vladimir Putin has said that Ukraine must give up territory for a peace deal to be possible, but indicated that a draft plan proposed by the US could form the “basis” of an agreement to end the war.
In a sign that Moscow remains unlikely to budge on its maximalist demands, the Russian president said that Ukrainian troops must lay down their weapons and give up on territories claimed by Russia for a peace deal to be possible.
His comments came as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukrainian and US delegations would meet later this week for further talks on secur
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