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Former President Trump's abrupt reversal on Russia, including lifting oil sanctions and entertaining a Putin-proposed summit with Xi Jinping, signals a dramatic break from the U.S.-led global order, drawing bipartisan condemnation and accusations of aiding a hostile foreign power.
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Former President Trump's abrupt reversal on Russia, including lifting oil sanctions and entertaining a Putin-proposed summit with Xi Jinping, signals a dramatic break from the U.S.-led global order, drawing bipartisan condemnation and accusations of aiding a hostile foreign power.
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