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diplomacyOct 21, 2026

Russia-China-US summit to link Ukrainian settlement to new world order — expert

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Professor of Political Science at the University of Rhode Island Nicolai N. Petro said that if the meeting takes place, "it will be worth speculating about what it might accomplish and about comparisons to the Yalta Conference of February 1945"

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