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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks in a group interview in Kyiv: "There will be an understanding of peace and security in the future only if Russian troops are not on our territory." (Photo courtesy of Public Interest Journalism Lab)

HIROYUKI AKITA, Nikkei commentator

KYIV -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said cease-fire negotiations with Moscow can only begin once the Russian military completely pulls out of his country.

"There will be an understanding of peace and security in the future only if Russian troops are not on our territory," Zelenskyy said in a group interview in Kyiv with Nikkei and other international media organizations.

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