Ukraine’s defense tech advisor says the move is “not a coincidence.”
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No, there’s likely something that happened behind the scenes we’re not aware of. It’s either been in the works or the groundwork was already laid and pulling the trigger was part of the deal between Trump and Putin (you know, the half a day’s worth of diesel deal).