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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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As peace talks begin, a punitive settlement imposed on Ukraine is unacceptable

Given a choice between a Trump presidency that sticks to policy positions that are consistently deeply damaging to America and its allies versus an administration that tends to weave around because of Donald Trump’s capricious personality, the wobbly version is surely preferable.

This week, as the Ukraine peace talks get underway in Saudi Arabia, there may be some encouragement to be gleaned from the US president’s latest off-hand remarks on Air Force One, casually reversing policy once again. Asked by reporters if the United States would end the suspension of intelligence sharing with Kyiv, Mr Trump replied, surprisingly, that “we just about have. We just about have.”

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