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Most US allies fear Vladimir Putin will not stop at Ukraine's borders if he wins, and that Europe's biggest land war in decades poses an existential threat to their security.

But Vladimir Putin wants Britain and France included in any talks, too. "The US is proposing a three-way talks format and we want a five-way format. We are going round in circles," he said.