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U.S. President Donald Trump began the week promising to hit Russia with new sanctions and tariffs on Aug. 8, before then granting Russian President Vladimir Putin a one-on-one meeting getting any public concessions in return. Share Save for later Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account

What began as U.S. economic pressure aimed at forcing Russia to make peace with Ukraine, and then escalated into nuclear sabre-rattling, is now headed toward a very Cold War-like summit: a face-to-face meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the fate of Ukraine on the table.

As in the Cold War, the talks – which the Kremlin suggested could take place as soon as next week – could lead to a détente, and

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