Since Donald Trump’s inauguration as U.S. president, ways to stop the carnage in Ukraine this year have been the subject of intense policy discussions in capitals around the world. Despite Trump’s rhetoric about ending the war swiftly and forcing Putin into a deal, there is still no clear vision of how a cessation of hostilities could be reached. Does the new team in the White House have what it takes to secure a deal that guarantees Ukraine’s sovereignty, and what is the way forward?
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Felicia Schwartz, defense and foreign policy correspondent for the Financial Times, and Eric Green, a senior non-resident fellow at the Carnegie Endowment, to discuss the sudden pivot in U.S. foreign policy and the latest developments in U.S.-Russia talks and the war in Ukraine.
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Sophia Besch, a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe, to discuss Europe’s role in supporting Ukraine, German defense policy, and the future of Germany’s relationship with Russia amid the upcoming Bundestag elections.
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Sergey Vakulenko, a prominent expert on Russia’s shadow fleet, oil trade, and sanctions evasion, and a senior fellow at Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center; and Tatiana Mitrova, another sought after expert on the energy market, Russian oil and transportation, and a research fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy, to discuss Russia's energy sector, sanctions, global trade and more.
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Nicole Grajewski, a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Hanna Notte, director of the Eurasia Nonproliferation Program at the James Martin Center, to unpack the sudden fall of Assad’s regime and what it means for Russia to lose its stronghold in the Middle East.