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The unspoken deal: Trump and Putin have split the world

US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin in a past meeting. [AFP]

There were two summits hovering around US President Donald Trump’s desire to end the war in Ukraine. First was the summit in Anchorage, Alaska, between Trump as the host and Russian President Vladimir Putin as the guest, on August 15, 2025. It was a turning point in geopolitical configuration.

Second was the summit in Washington, also on Ukraine, with Trump as the host and seven European leaders with interests in the Ukraine war.

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