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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Steffie Banatvala

Trump changed position on Putin after ‘briefing on planned Ukrainian offensive’

A briefing on a planned Ukrainian offensive requiring US intelligence support sparked Donald Trump’s dramatic U-turn on the conflict, according to a report.

In the lead up to his meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky at the UN , the president met with US officials who advocated a tougher stance on Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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