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Zelensky rejects US-backed Donbas withdrawal, demands fair deal

Arti Kyiv, Dec 12 (UNI): President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that a compromise peace plan backed by the United States still requires Ukraine to withdraw from the eastern Donbas region, a concession Kyiv is not willing to consider.
Speaking to reporters in Kyiv, Zelensky stressed that territorial issues remain one of the biggest sticking points in the negotiations.
His remarks came a day after Ukrainian and European leaders submitted a counterproposal to Washington outlining their own vision for ending the war.
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