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Conflict Zone

Is this the start of World War III?

A senior advisor to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected the Kremlin's call for negotiations, saying talks will only take place on the battlefield right now. Ihor Zhovkva told DW that while Vladimir Putin's nuclear threats needed to be taken seriously, but his call for negotiations wasn’t credible.

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