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Putin's Peace Proposals for Ukraine Remain Valid Despite Sevastopol Attack - Kremlin

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Peace proposals for Ukraine voiced by Russian President Vladimir Putin remain in force and the time frames have been announced, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
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"Yes, the president himself answered this question, if you remember, he answered at a press conference in Hanoi, where he explained the time frame," Peskov told reporters when asked whether peace proposals for Ukraine remain, given the terrorist attack in Sevastopol over the weekend.
On Sunday, the Ukrainian armed forces attacked Sevastopol, using US-made ATACMS missiles with cluster warheads, four of which were shot down and one deflected and exploded over the city.
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