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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has told Ukraine that it must surrender and be totally absorbed into Russia if it wants peace. Writing on Telegram, President Vladimir Putin’s close ally published what he called a “soft Russian formula for peace,” comprised of seven points that would see Ukraine pay compensation to Moscow and give up its entire territory. Once considered a potential beacon for a more liberal Russia with stronger connections to the West, the formerly mild-mannered Medvedev has shifted towards increasingly authoritarian and anti-Western stances since the full-scale invas…