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In a volatile White House meeting Friday, Donald Trump urged Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms, warning that Vladimir Putin would “destroy” Ukraine if it refused, according to people briefed. The session veered into shouting as Trump tossed aside battlefield maps, pressed for surrender of the entire Donbas, and echoed Putin’s talking points from a call the day before. Ukraine eventually swayed him back to endorsing a freeze along current front lines, but he refused requests for Tomahawk missiles. European officials said Zelenskyy was “very negative” afterward, and he urged “decisive steps” from US, Europe, G20 and G7.

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