Kiev has to reach a compromise with Moscow even if it’s “extremely painful,” a high-ranking lawmaker has told the German newspaper

Ukrainian MPs are ready to renounce Kiev’s claim to Donbass in order to achieve peace with Russia, German outlet Die Welt has claimed, citing a high-ranking lawmaker.

The report comes amid accelerated advances by Russian forces along most of the front line. Moscow said last week that eight settlements and a total of 300 square kilometers had been liberated in the first two weeks of January alone.

Die Welt’s correspondent in the Ukraine, Steffen Schwarzkopf, said live on air on Saturday that “an extremely influential…

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