Trump abandons carrot and wields stick over Putin in Ukraine talks

Steve RosenbergBBC Russia Editor

Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via Reuters and Reuters On the left is a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin wearing a black tie and suit and white shirt, his eyebrows raised, looking serious. On the right is a picture of US President Donald Trump also looking serious, wearing a blue suit, red tie and white shirt.Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via Reuters and Reuters

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