Why Putin rejected Trump’s ceasefire deal
The Russian leader agreed to a halt on attacks on energy infrastructure but has many demands for peace.
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Katie Stallard
Katie Stallard is senior editor, China and global affairs, of the New Statesman. She is the author of Dancing on Bones: History and Power in China, Russia, and North Korea, and a non-resident global fellow at the Wilson Center in Washington DC.
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