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Kremlin hawks savour Trump-Zelenskiy rift — if it lasts

Straits Times19 October 2026, 14:45 UTCRussia

MOSCOW, Oct 19 - Kremlin hawks are savouring a public rift between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskiy after a damaging week for Ukraine's president and a beneficial one for Russia, but the champagne is still on ice in Moscow.

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