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Ukraine at a Crossroads: U.S. Tensions and Iran

Tensions between Washington and Kyiv are rising as Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses the Trump administration of pressuring Ukraine while easing its stance toward Moscow. Leslie Vinjamuri of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs discusses the stakes for Ukraine, Europe, and Republicans heading into the midterms and how the Iran war is…

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