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President Trump and his team hope that Putin will be more inclined to compromise after the US lifted sanctions on the sale of Russian diesel fuel and took other measures that were positively received by Moscow.
A prediction by Axios. Statements are as reported by the cited publishers — not verified by DecisionGateway.
Президент Трамп і його команда сподіваються, що Путін буде більш схильним до компромісу після того, як США скасували санкції щодо продажу російського дизельного палива та вжили інших заходів, які були позитивно сприйняті Москвою.
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