Trump poised to meet Putin to discuss Ukraine – but Zelensky set to be left on the sidelines

By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation

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The latest news out of the Kremlin is that while Vladimir Putin is keen to tee up a face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump, he thinks it’s unlikely he’ll meet Volodymyr Zelensky. The Russian president was commenting on his three-hour meeting with Trump’s envoy, Steve…

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