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Zelensky calls Trump’s bluff

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has extended an invitation to former President Trump to visit Ukraine’s war zone, challenging Trump’s claims that he could end the conflict with Russia in just 24 hours.

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Zelensky calls Trump’s bluff