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strikeAug 11, 2026

Trump told Ukraine it had no cards. Then Kyiv took the war to Russia

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U.S. President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last year that he had “no cards" in the fight against Russia. In the months after that disastrous meeting, Trump warmly welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska and seemed ready to push Ukraine into an unfavorable peace deal.

Source: EMMA BURROWS, JOHN LEICESTER and ILLIA NOVIKOV, Associated Press — Read the full report

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  • EMMA BURROWS, JOHN LEICESTER and ILLIA NOVIKOV, Associated PressBy EMMA BURROWS, JOHN LEICESTER and ILLIA NOVIKOV, Associated Press

    U.S. President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last year that he had “no cards" in the fight against Russia. In the months after that disastrous meeting, Trump warmly welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska and seemed ready to push Ukraine in…

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