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The World in Brief from The Economist
Keir Starmer calls Reform pro-Putin; America and Ukraine continue peace negotiations, and more
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Sir Keir Starmer called Reform UK, Nigel Farage’s right-wing party, “pro-Putin or Putin-neutral”. The White House said that American and Ukrainian officials would meet in Florida on Thursday to continue discussions to end the war in Ukraine.
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