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| President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, left, and Austria’s president, Alexander Van der Bellen, in Vienna on Tuesday.Pool photo by Michael Klimentyev |
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia arrived in Austria on Tuesday sensing an opportunity almost unimaginable just months ago: to overhaul frosty relations with a European Union infuriated by President Trump on a host of issues, from climate and Iran to, most recently, tariffs and trade.
