Political impacts of Ukraine war

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Coaxing the deal by threatening both sides.

Trump Threatens Putin With Oil Tariffs, Pressures Zelenskyy On Minerals Deal

Kyiv accused Moscow of a "war crime" after Russian drones struck a military hospital in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, as part of an overnight attack that also hit a shopping center, apartment blocks, and other targets.

www.rferl.org

Trump Says ‘Very Angry’ With Putin Over Ukraine - The Moscow Times

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www.themoscowtimes.com

Trump finds fault with both Putin and Zelenskyy as he tries to push for deal to end war in Ukraine

President Donald Trump has lashed out at both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, expressing frustration with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders as he struggles to forge a truce to end the war.

apnews.com

Ukraine-Russia war live: Trump ‘very angry’ with Putin and threatens oil sanctions

The US president said he was furious about Putin’s suggestion Zelensky should be replaced by a UN-mandated government

www.independent.co.uk

Like most of the West, Trump underestimates the Russians' penchant for self-destruction. I think he'll be surprised at his naivete, at some point in the not too distant future at any rate...

What lies behind Russia’s acts of extreme violence? Freudian analysis offers an answer | Peter Pomerantsev

The blowing up of a Ukrainian dam echoes a traditional cycle of destruction and self-destruction marking the country’s history

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