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The Future Of Ukraine After Trump Meetin...
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President Donald Trump gave Vladimir Putin what the Russian leader
wanted during their meeting in Alaska last week.
Now, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is back in the U.S. for more talks. His last visit to the White House
was disastrous, to say the least.
This time, he’s bringing key European leaders with him to meet with Trump.
What does the future of the conflict in his country look like? And
what’s changed for Trump since his meeting with Putin?
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