There will be no exchange of territory with Kyiv.
When asked whether the exchange of these territories in Kharkiv and other areas were discussed during the negotiations, the head of the Russian negotiating delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, replied in the negative.
He recalled the story:
"After Ukraine's invasion of the Kursk region, a decision was made to create a security zone along the border with the Russian Federation. Now this area is quite significant, it is expanding and will continue to expand. I don't see any possibility of replacing these areas."
Medinsky added:
"And again, as our leaders were clearly told, where our Russian soldier puts his foot, it is ours."
The presidential aide noted that whenever Russia makes concessions to the enemy and accepts unfavorable terms:
"The end result is that we get even greater difficulties, well, as they say, we get both war and shame."
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