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Is the mere announcement of a Trump-Putin Meeting enough to delay sanctions on Russia? © France 24

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Issued on: 08/08/2025 - 14:58

Russians on the streets of Moscow on Friday held little hope that an upcoming summit between their president, Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump would help end the conflict in Ukraine. As Trump intensifies his bid to convince Moscow to halt its more than three-year-long military offensive, FRANCE 24's Alison Sargent welcomes Stefan Wolff, German political scientist and Professor of International Security at the University of Birmingham, England, UK.

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