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Over to You, Zelensky

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After Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky - flanked by European leaders - met with US counterpart Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, we ask if he has been backed into a lose-lose position. Russia analyst James Nixey, of the Conflict Studies Research Centre, delves into mooted security guarantees - and whether there remains any palatable route for Zelensky to move towards that the Ukrainian public might accept.


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