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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says latest phone call with Trump his most productive yet

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says latest phone call with Trump his most productive yet

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attend a meeting on the sidelines of NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo)
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