President Vladimir Putin has concluded that military escalation is the best way to force Ukraine into talks on his terms and that Donald Trump is unlikely to do much to bolster Kyiv’s defenses, according to people close to the Kremlin.
The talks in Alaska left Putin convinced that Trump has no interest in intervening in the conflict, they added…
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