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Zelensky: The legend of 'Russia the great country' must be forgotten

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In a video address to the 17th Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia, President Volodymyr Zelensky pointed out that "when Russia was strong, it was as the Soviet Union, including Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and the Baltic states." That time is over, he said, "we are showing it on the battlefield."

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Former U.S. Ambassador Steven Pifer discusses recent U-turn in U.S. President Trump’s policy on Ukraine following a phone call with Putin. Pifer says that Trump can still end Russia’s war if he starts using leverage on Moscow but argues that, regardless, Ukraine and Europe should assume they will have to manage the conflict without U.S. support.

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