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Aug 12
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The Trump-Putin summit

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The Guardian journalist Shaun Walker and the former British ambassador to Russia Laurie Bristow talk through Friday’s impending summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska and discuss where it will leave the war in Ukraine. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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