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Ukraine has exposed Trump’s true identity: as a vandal, an autocrat, a gangster and a fool | Jonathan Freedland

So Russia wants an initial cease fire not in the ground or in the air but in the Black Sea - the theatre that Ukraine has been so successful in. Doesn't feel like a fair deal for Ukraine, especially when Russia are insisting on sanctions relief, too.