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Met midterms op komst mikt Trump weer op zijn favoriete pispaal: Oekraïne

NU.nl21 October 2026, 03:05 UTCUkraine

Over precies twee weken is het verkiezingsdag in de VS. Voor de Republikeinen van president Donald Trump dreigt het een ramp te worden, voornamelijk vanwege de impopulariteit van zijn regering. Trump grijpt zelf terug op zijn favoriete Oost-Europese zondebok.

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