Peace in exchange for land?

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Poll shows most Ukrainians believe giving up land won't achieve peace

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko greets servicemen. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo

Vitali Klitschko, the former heavyweight boxer who is now mayor of Kyiv, ventured last month into hazardous political territory: he delicately suggested in an interview that Ukraine might need to cede land to end its battle against Russia. After a flood of angry online comments, he walked back his comments.

Opinion polling shared exclusively with Reuters indicates that, more than three years into the war, most Ukrainians are not willing to cede territory to Russia in exchange for a ceasefire deal.

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