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Putin Blames Frustration Over Ukraine Talks on ‘Inflated Expectations’

The Russian president didn’t directly respond to President Trump’s ultimatum that Moscow halt its offensive by the end of next week or face financial penalties.

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Ukrainian firefighters in the courtyard of a tuberculosis hospital after a Russian bomb struck its roof in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in July.
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