Russia's Medvedev calls Ukraine's territory exchange proposals 'nonsense'

Russia's Deputy head of the Security Council Medvedev marks Army Day
Russia's Deputy head of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev takes part in a wreath laying ceremony marking Defender of the Fatherland Day at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, February 23, 2024. Sputnik/Yekaterina Shtukina/Pool via REUTERS/ File Photo
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Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's powerful Security Council, on Wednesday dismissed as "nonsense" Kyiv's proposal to trade pockets of Russian territory it holds in exchange for Moscow-controlled parts of Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the Guardian newspaper that he planned to offer Russia a straight territory exchange to help bring an end to the war.

Medvedev, who served as Russia's president from 2008-2012, said Russia had shown that it can achieve "peace through strength", including through drone and missile strikes which hit Kyiv on Wednesday.

Russia controls just under 20% of Ukraine, or more than 112,000 square kilometres, while Ukraine controls around 450 square kilometres of Russia's western Kursk region, according to open source maps of the battlefield.

This article was produced by Reuters news agency. It has not been edited by Global South World.

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