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Exclusive: Ukraine believes it secured Trump's backing to act 'more boldly' toward Russia
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Exclusive: Ukraine believes it secured Trump's backing to act 'more boldly' toward Russia

by Tim Zadorozhnyy

Ukraine now believes it has secured White House backing for a campaign aimed at forcing Russia into meaningful negotiations, the Kyiv Independent has learned. U.S. President Donald Trump privately told President Volodymyr Zelensky to act "more boldly," a senior Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent. The message comes as Kyiv intensifies efforts to secure a meeting between Zelensky and Putin — an idea Trump has endorsed but one the Kremlin continues to avoid. "Trump says he doesn't real

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