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Zelenskiy Set to Meet Trump Alongside European Allies

Zelenskiy Set to Meet Trump Alongside European Allies

Bloomberg2 days ago
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his European allies arrive in Washington on Monday anxious to find out what Donald Trump committed to at his summit with Vladimir Putin and apprehensive that he'll force Kyiv into making unpalatable concessions. Bloomberg's Oliver Crook reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
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