1️⃣ *Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is ready to swap land in negotiations with Russia,* an idea later rejected by the Kremlin.
*Zelensky has in the past refused to cede any territory* after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
But *in an interview with The Guardian published on Tuesday, he said Kyiv was ready for serious talks* ahead of a meeting at the Munich Security Conference with *US Vice President JD Vance -- a vocal critic of US military support to Ukraine.*
*_"We will swap one territory for another,"_ Zelensky said,* adding that he was *ready to trade land in Russia's western Kursk region* -- which Ukraine seized in a surprise offensive last year.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday told reporters: *_"Russia has never and will never discuss the topic of exchanging its territory."_*
*Zelensky has in the past refused to cede any territory* after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
But *in an interview with The Guardian published on Tuesday, he said Kyiv was ready for serious talks* ahead of a meeting at the Munich Security Conference with *US Vice President JD Vance -- a vocal critic of US military support to Ukraine.*
*_"We will swap one territory for another,"_ Zelensky said,* adding that he was *ready to trade land in Russia's western Kursk region* -- which Ukraine seized in a surprise offensive last year.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday told reporters: *_"Russia has never and will never discuss the topic of exchanging its territory."_*
1️⃣ *Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is ready to swap land in negotiations with Russia,* an idea later rejected by the Kremlin.
🇺🇦 🇷🇺 *Zelensky has in the past refused to cede any territory* after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
But *in an interview with The Guardian published on Tuesday, he said Kyiv was ready for serious talks* ahead of a meeting at the Munich Security Conference with *US Vice President JD Vance -- a vocal critic of US military support to Ukraine.*
*_"We will swap one territory for another,"_ Zelensky said,* adding that he was *ready to trade land in Russia's western Kursk region* -- which Ukraine seized in a surprise offensive last year.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday told reporters: *_"Russia has never and will never discuss the topic of exchanging its territory."_*
