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Kyiv Post · Ukraine · Putin rebuffs Zelensky's summit call: 'no point', and Europe is not a mediator
Frames Putin's move as a deliberate sidelining of Europe as a mediator and a doubling-down on a bilateral Trump deal — designed to make Washington pressure Kyiv into territorial concessions rather than negotiate terms with Ukraine directly.
“Putin rejected Europe as a peace mediator and doubled down on the Trump deal, betting Washington will press Kyiv to cede territory.”