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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of the European Council Charles Michel, and President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu during the press conference on November 21, 2023, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Viktor Kovalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
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David Asher
Senior Fellow
James Barnett
Research Fellow
Matthew Boyse
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
