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Putin pledges truce if Ukraine exits Russian-occupied spaces and drops NATO bid, nonstarters for Kyiv
Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “instantly” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and start negotiations if Kyiv began retreating troops from the 4 areas annexed through Moscow in 2022 and renounced