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Sasha Vakulina

'Putin is bluffing,' Zelenskyy tells Trump as European leaders push for Ukraine ceasefire

Just two days before a historic meeting in Alaska between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, a virtual summit was initiated by the leaders of Ukraine and Germany in an effort to remind the world of one of Kyiv's main diplomatic principles: "Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine."

Following the call with Trump and European leaders, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the top priority both for Wednesday's talks and Friday's summit is a ceasefire, a sentiment that, according to Zelenskyy, Trump agreed with.

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