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“While Bacon did not elaborate on the negotiations, the pause likely happened around the time Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was visiting the White House to negotiate a minerals deal with President Donald Trump \u2014 a deal that fell through after a contentious Oval Office meeting.”<\/p>\n
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