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Russia issued ultimatum to Ukraine in 2022 to replace Zelensky with Medvedchuk, president says

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Russia wanted to install pro-Kremlin oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk as Ukraine 's president, head of state says.

Volodymyr Zelensky cites a Kremlin ultimatum he received in the early days of the full-scale war.

Russia demanded Ukraine recognize Russian occupation authorities in Donbas , change its constitution to commit to "neutrality," shrink its army to 50,000 troops, and recognize Russian as an official language of Ukraine .