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US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a Keep America Great rally in Phoenix, Arizona, Feb. 19, 2020, and Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony in Jerusalem, commemorating the people of Leningrad during the World War II Nazi siege on the city, Jan. 23, 2020, combination of pictures created on Feb. 21, 2020.

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