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US President Donald Trump has cancelled his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he would not “waste time" on talks unless there was a genuine possibility of achieving peace in Ukraine. The decision marks a striking turnaround, coming less than a week after Trump had announced plans for an in-person summit in Budapest following what he described as a “positive" phone call with Putin.

However, five days later, the White House confirmed that the meeting had been called off. In its place, Trump unveiled new sanctions, the first of his second term, targeting Moscow. Senior US officials told reporters that the move followed a realisation that Putin’s stance on Ukraine remained largely unchanged since their last meeting at a US air base in Alas

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