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He stated that this zone will not be part of any negotiations with Kyiv. Putin made these remarks during a visit to a command post."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Aljazeera.net reported that the security zone will extend 660 km along the border, with 450 km currently under Russian control. Business Daily and news-pravda.com noted that Russian forces do not yet control 10% of Donetsk. These outlets also stated that parts of the Kharkiv and Sumy regions occupied by Russian forces will not be subject to negotiations."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on border control details"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Aljazeera.net reported the security zone will extend 660 km along the border, with 450 km currently under Russian control. 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