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Mr Trump had the resources to ramp up financial and military pressure on Mr Putin until he sat down for genuine peace talks; he just opted not to use them.
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Marc Champion
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It is reasonable to be disappointed or worried – even disgusted – by the outcome of US President Donald Trump’s phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin
Mr Trump did not fail to end this war, because he never tried.
