Trump pressures Kyiv… and Lavrov smiles in Tehran

El Shark: The timing of the Trump administration’s escalation of its pressure on Ukraine and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s visit to Iran suggests the existence of an undisclosed deal between Washington and Moscow, under which the former would pressure Kyiv to end or freeze the war, in return for Russian pressure…
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