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How Zelensky Is Trying to Navigate Trump’s Tilt Toward Russia

Peter Baker, our chief White House correspondent, reports from Oslo, where Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, met with President Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff.

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Zelenskyy Touts Positive US Talks as Trump Puts Pressure on KyivVolodymyr Zelenskyy sought to draw a line under the escalating feud with the US after meeting with Donald Trump’s envoys in Oslo, while the US president kept up pressure on Kyiv.

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