Donnacha Ó Beacháin
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Putin humiliated Trump by taking the call very late before rejecting entreaties to reciprocate Ukraine's agreement to an unconditional ceasefire Russia's attacks on civilian infrastructure and quest for more Ukrainian territory continue. It's the art of the steal
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