Short of war, the largest fallout from the intensifying Korean crisis is likely to be a new rapprochement between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, according to a Ukrainian analyst, who suggests that under the cover of the threat of a nuclear conflict the US president and his Kremlin counterpart may do a deal at Ukraine’s expense.

In a commentary for Strana.ua, Oleh Voloshin says that Trump has signaled he still hopes for a big deal with Putin, condemning US Congress for adopting new sanctions against Russia and praising Putin for saving the US government money by expelling American diplomats.

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