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Putin says western troops in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’ as European countries pledge security support – Europe live
Macron says 26 nations have offered security guarantees for Ukraine as Zelenskyy meets Slovakia’s Fico amid tension over Russian energy supplies
Macron says 26 countries ready to supply postwar military backing for Ukraine
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Europe has been desperate to ensure Trump does not wash his hands of the war, but it has been unable to convert Trump’s stated frustration with Putin into a plan to try to strangle the Russian economy.