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When it comes to Ukraine peace negotiations, it’s all over the map

  • Written by Gerard Toal, Professor of Government and International Affairs, Virginia Tech
imageDonald Trump addresses European leaders on Aug. 18, 2025.The White House

Donald Trump is reportedly “sick” of seeing maps of the front line in Ukraine. Indeed, according to one European official’s account, he tossed aside Ukrainian delegation maps during his latest meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on...

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