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Zelensky works yet again to break Putin’s hold on Trump

WASHINGTON — Standing alongside President Trump at his Palm Beach estate, Volodymyr Zelensky could only smirk and grimace without overtly offending his host. “Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed,” Trump told reporters, shocking the Ukrainian president before claiming that Vladimir Putin is genuine in his desire for peace. It was just the latest example of the American…

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Alarm grows in Europe over what is seen as Trump’s ‘betrayal’ of Ukraine

WASHINGTON — A renewed push by the Trump administration to settle Russia’s war in Ukraine is jolting European governments that are fearful Washington is laying the groundwork for an ultimatum to Kyiv on Moscow’s terms. The flurry of diplomatic engagements has left Ukrainian and European diplomats alarmed that President Trump and his team have accepted Russia’s rationale…

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