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Russia Rejects European Troops in Ukraine. Russia has firmly rejected proposals to send European troops to postwar Ukraine, complicating U.S. led peace efforts. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called it foreign interference and said Moscow must shape Ukraine’s security. Lavrov urged a return to the 2022 Istanbul plan with Russia and China as guarantors—terms Ukraine has rejected. After the Trump-Putin summit, U.S. officials suggested Moscow might accept Western guarantees, but that now appears unlikely. On social media, President Trump blamed Joe Biden for restricting Ukraine to defense and suggested other strategies were possible. Lavrov ruled out a Putin-Zelenskyy summit unless Ukraine accepts Russia’s terms and questioned Zelenskyy’s authority to sign a deal. As diplomacy stalls, Russia launched missile and drone attacks, killing at least one and injuring several people. A U.S. company’s facility in Ukraine was targeted, prompting Ukraine to step up drone strikes on Russian infrastructure. Ukraine’s attacks have targeted Russian fuel supplies, escalating the conflict and raising tensions further.
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