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Peace Deal Looms Amid Ukraine-Russia Territorial Disputes
12/7/2025
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- U.S. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg said a peace deal is close, hinging on the Donbas future and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
- The Kremlin demands major changes to U.S. proposals, which reportedly contain 27 points.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said territorial concessions would be illegal without a referendum.
- The conflict has caused over 2 million casualties while Russia controls 19.2% of Ukraine, including Crimea and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk.
