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before he was elected US president
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Donald Trump said he could end the war
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in Ukraine in one day this week Trump
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revealed he has spoken to Russian
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President Vladimir Putin about a deal to
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end the conflict the call is already
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proving controversial As Trump appears
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to be shifting American policy towards
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Europe in what could be a crunch point
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so what's the context of all this the US
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is a member of NATO the North Atlantic
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Treaty Organization a military Alliance
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formed to protect members from Russian
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expansion in Europe following well War
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II NATO and Collective defense is a core
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part of the so-called rules-based
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International order essentially it's the
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21st century Norm that states don't
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invade one another's territory or face
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consequences if they do NATO with the us
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as a key financial contributor has been
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funding Ukraine's defense against Russia
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which invaded the neighboring country
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more than 3 years ago but on his road
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back to the White House Trump has
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emphasized a move away from America's
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role and by extension Europe he
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considers funding European security to
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expensive has urged NATO members to up
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their defense spending to 5% of GDP and
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champions and America First approach
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globally what if Trump and Putin said
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Trump's call to Putin was a big moment
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after the Russian leader has been frozen
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out of international diplomacy since the
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invasion they spoke on the phone on
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Wednesday and Trump said on social media
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that they agreed to have our respective
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teams start negotiations immediately
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Trump later told reporters at the White
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House that he may meet Putin in Saudi
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Arabia while us defense secretary Pete
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Heth suggested it was unlikely that
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Ukraine would join NATO following the
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call with Putin Trump also spoke to
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Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski
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why has all this been controversial the
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change in the US approach to Russia
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marks a big shift from the Biden
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Administration which prioritized
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Ukrainian involvement in discussions in
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response European nations released a
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joint statement which insisted Ukraine
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and Europe must be part of any
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negotiations and questions have been
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asked about what concessions Russia
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would have to make including by former
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MI6 Chief Sir Alex younger
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president zalinski has urged Western
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allies to continue to hold Russia
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accountable warning that it continues to
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expand its Army and attack Ukrainian
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cities and infrastructure what could
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happen next it comes as world leaders
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meet in Germany for the annual Munich
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security conference the summit will see
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key International meetings and ongoing
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discussions about Ukraine UK prime
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minister Cirus Dharma has said Ukraine
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is on an irreversible path to join NATO
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and French president Emanuel macron told
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the financial times a piece that is a
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capitulation to Putin would be bad news
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for everyone including the US the key
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question now he said is whether Putin
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will genuinely agree to a ceasefire but
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European leaders also have to manage
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their relationships with President Trump
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amid uncertainty around future trade
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tariffs while NATO Chief Mark R insisted
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The crucial issue is now to make sure
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Putin will never ever again try to
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attack Ukraine he also stressed NATO has
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robust defense plans to protect our 1
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billion people what do you think about
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Trump and Putin's discussions on Ukraine
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