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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer

Russia will not exchange Ukrainian land to reclaim parts of Kursk, Kremlin says

A Ukrainian serviceman walking down a street with damaged buildings and cars
Much of the fighting in the Kursk region is centred around the town of Sudzha, pictured in August. Photograph: Yan Dobronosov/Reuters

The Kremlin has said that Russia will never consider exchanging occupied Ukrainian land for parts of its Kursk region, dismissing a proposal outlined by Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Guardian.

Zelenskyy revealed in an hour-long interview earlier this week that he intended to propose a straightforward territorial exchange with Russia to facilitate an end to the war, including the transfer of Ukrainian-held pockets of Kursk.

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