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Maybe it’s personal: Europeans worry Trump just likes Putin more than Zelenskyy
In a throwaway comment this week, Donald Trump made clear that he does not regard the war in Ukraine as a conflict with fault on…
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Trump says he is open to trilateral summit with Putin and Xi
President Donald Trump said Monday he was open to a trilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, but said such…
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Failing to deter Putin would cost more than paying for defense, Estonian PM warns EU
BRUSSELS — The EU must do more to fund its own security and step up support for Ukraine, Estonia’s prime minister said as Baltic leaders…
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Putin to Zelenskyy: No peace talks — and don’t call me old
KYIV — Vladimir Putin brushed off Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plea to meet him for talks, as he bashed the Ukrainian president’s manners. “I had a glance…
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Ukraine hits St. Petersburg site as Putin’s Davos kicks off
KYIV — Ukraine attacked an oil terminal in St. Petersburg in the early hours of Wednesday morning — just before Russian President Vladimir Putin’s big…
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First Trump, now Putin – all roads lead to Xi Jinping
The red carpet at Beijing Capital International Airport has had something of a workout in recent months. In addition to Donald Trump’s visit from May…
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Putin and Xi: Russian president’s China trip shows for the second time in a week how rapidly the world order is changing
Hot on the heels of his summit with US president Donald Trump, China’s Xi Jinping hosted his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Beijing on May…
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Putin’s trolls are weakening Merz to boost Russia-friendly far right
BERLIN — Vladimir Putin is seizing his chance to strike Friedrich Merz when he’s at his weakest. As the chancellor’s popularity plummets at home, the…
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Putin announces 32-hour Easter ceasefire in Ukraine
KYIV — Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an Orthodox Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, following repeated calls by Kyiv for a pause in hostilities over the…
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Putin slams ‘discriminatory’ sanctions ahead of China trip
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that Moscow and Beijing stand together against “discriminatory” sanctions on global trade, as he heads to China for a…
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