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During a meeting with US special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow is ready to resume trilateral talks on resolving the Ukrainian crisis
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diplomacyAug 5, 2026
Michael McDowell: Will Trump call to the Áras for an icy courtesy visit with Catherine Connolly?
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It is almost impossible to follow, let alone describe, American foreign policy. The armed conflict with Iran which Donald Trump, for legal reasons, refuses to describe as a war, even though his self-styled secretary for war is nominally in charge, has become ridiculous.
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- Michael McDowellBy Michael McDowell
It is almost impossible to follow, let alone describe, American foreign policy. The armed conflict with Iran which Donald Trump, for legal reasons, refuses to describe as a war, even though his self-styled secretary for war is nominally in charge, has become ridiculous. With nume…
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