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Putin reportedly suggests summit with Trump and Xi to decide fate of Ukraine
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- How Putin may react to the rift between the U.S. and Ukraine
- EU rallies in support of Ukraine amid Trump standoff
- Ukraine advances in occupied Donetsk as Trump hands Putin diesel deal
- Ukraine president targets Trump, Putin at EU summit
- Trump's Russia diesel deal may offer Putin more than money — and spell trouble for Ukraine
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