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            <title><![CDATA[Zelensky’s Oslo visit was a bid to repair strained US ties, Ukraine expert says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[With Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Oslo, Europe wanted to show a united front in support of Ukraine while also reaching out to the United States, according to Ukraine expert Fredrik Wesslau.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:20:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU support for Ukraine: "Long-term defeat"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The EU's €90 billion in support for Ukraine is sufficient in the short term, according to analyst Jakob Hedenskog. But the agreement suggests that it is relatively easy for Russia and the US to play EU countries off against each other.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:52:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lubricates Putin – wants to see business and election wins]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is taking new steps towards Russia. He will now investigate future business opportunities in the country. Orbán's pro-Russian line has often caused irritation in the EU. It is clear that it is a disturbing moment, says researcher Fredrik Wesslau.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 12:56:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zelenskyy's chief of staff resigns – "Must stick together"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Volodymyr Zelenskyy is replacing his chief of staff Andriy Yermak after the latest corruption allegations. The president says this in his daily address to the nation. Russia really wants Ukraine to make mistakes. That will not happen, he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 07:15:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Expert on Ukraine plan: "Stillborn"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A draft of a new Russian-American peace plan for the war in Ukraine forces the country to cede three regions to Russia, among other things. When details of the plan were leaked on Thursday, Ukraine expert Fredrik Wesslau said that Ukraine could not possibly agree to parts of it. The plan is stillborn.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:57:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Expert on Ukraine plan: Stillborn]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Details of a new Russian-American peace plan for the war in Ukraine have been leaked. It contains parts that Ukraine cannot possibly agree to, according to Ukraine expert Fredrik Wesslau. The plan is stillborn, he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:06:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pragmatic Message to Trump and Putin on Ukraine Peace Talks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Donald Trump fritters away the cards ahead of peace negotiations with Russia, while Ukraine's other allies want to create a better negotiating position. This is the assessment of expert Fredrik Wesslau. In European countries' messages of support to Ukraine, he however sees "some pragmatism", where conquered land may be allowed to remain occupied.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:45:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[NATO Needs Stronger Response to Russian Drone Threat, Expert Warns]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Over 20 Russian drones in the NATO country Poland, potentially with the military logistics hub Rzeszow as the target. An "extremely serious" Russian escalation – and NATO's response apparently does not suffice to deter Putin, notes Ukraine analyst Fredrik Wesslau.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 04:15:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Putin Less Optimistic Than Trump After Recent Phone Call]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin was interpreted at least differently by the two world leaders, according to Fredrik Wesslau, researcher at the Centre for East European Studies in Stockholm. The descriptions of the call differ, he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 18:55:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After Talks with Trump: Putin Wants to Play Hockey]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Ukraine war was on the agenda when Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke on Tuesday. But during the over 90-minute long phone call, they also managed to discuss ice hockey.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:52:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Political Scientist: A Failure for Trump]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The agreement with Russia's President Vladimir Putin is a failure for USA's Donald Trump, believes political scientist Jan Hallenberg. "The world's foremost negotiator of all time" should have gotten further than this, shouldn't they?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:13:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Expert: USA's proposal puts Putin in a difficult situation]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The USA's turnaround on the war puts pressure on Russia, according to two experts. Vladimir Putin may very well be forced to accept the proposal for a ceasefire, they believe. The question is what happens next.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:18:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Expert: Trump spreads Russian propaganda]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Donald Trump blames Ukraine for the war, questions President Volodymyr Zelensky's legitimacy and calls for new Ukrainian elections. Word-for-word Russian propaganda and disinformation, summarizes Ukraine expert Fredrik Wesslau.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:26:47 GMT</pubDate>
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