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EU begs Trump to keep hating Russia

EUROPEAN UNION leaders urged US presidential winner Donald Trump to keep up confrontation with Russia over Ukraine yesterday.

European Council president Donald Tusk and his European Commission counterpart Jean-Claude Juncker invited Mr Trump to visit Europe for a summit with the EU.

They called on him to continue supporting the far-right government in Kiev, despite his election pledge to rebuild bridges with Moscow over Syria.

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