Europe | Staying the course
Donald Trump will “never” support Putin, says Volodymyr Zelensky
But Ukraine’s president fears that some of his country’s Western backers are losing faith
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This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Staying the course”
Europe September 16th 2023
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