Trump Bypasses Ukraine to Plot Peace Deal With Putin, Signals Major Concessions to MoscowTrump has made clear that finding a U.S.-backed end to the war in Ukraine is a priority.

In first call of second term, Trump embraces Putin's demands while Pentagon declares Ukrainian sovereignty "unrealistic," marking sharp reversal of Western unity against Russian aggression
President Trump said on Wednesday that he had a “lengthy and highly productive phone call” with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, characterizing it as the beginning of a negotiation to end the war in Ukraine.

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