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Russia has a desire to reclaim the Kursk region as a precondition for any negotiations regarding the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, reflecting its broader territorial ambitions. The situation remains complex, with Ukraine firmly refusing to yield any territory despite Russia’s demands.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[677,678],"class_list":["post-813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-war","tag-russia","tag-ukraine","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n
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