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The public dressing-down of Pres #Zelensky also accomplished another longtime goal of #Putin’s: cleaving the Western #military #alliance led by Washington that united behind #Ukraine after #Russia’s 2022 [further] invasion. #Europe’s leaders immediately came out in support of Ukraine after the meeting, setting up a possible split w/the #UnitedStates, their longtime #security backer.

Russian officials could hardly control their glee.