Trump openly suggests land swap ahead of summit with Putin
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a ceasefire and security guarantees must be agreed first before territorial issues could be discussed.
But with Trump openly suggesting a land swap ahead of his Alaskan summit with Putin on Friday, will the American President listen to the leader who seems to be winning the war or the European allies currently left out in the cold?
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