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What happened in Alaska this week wasn’t diplomacy — it was a circus. Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin, giving a wanted war criminal one of the biggest public relations wins of his career. The free world looked weaker for it.
In this week’s World Briefing Plus, I unpack why Putin walked away triumphant, how this spectacle will embolden him to keep bombing Ukraine with impunity, and why Volodymyr Zelensky must approach his upcoming White House visit with extreme caution.
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