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Donald Trump growing ‘disillusioned' by Russia-Ukraine conflict

Donald Trump growing ‘disillusioned' by Russia-Ukraine conflict

Sky News AU2 days ago
Former Labor adviser Bruce Hawker says US President Donald Trump appears to be increasingly 'disillusioned' by the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump says he has ordered two US nuclear submarines to be moved following comments by a former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.
'This was something he was going to deal with in the first 24 hours of his presidency,' Mr Hawker told Sky News Australia.
'We are getting well past the six-month mark now and nothing is happening there.'
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