Trump’s Putin-Zelensky Jenga
Julia Ioffe joins guest Leigh Ann Caldwell to dissect Donald Trump’s latest diplomatic maneuvers with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, and why his failure to deliver security guarantees or a trilateral meeting may embolden Russian aggression and strain U.S.-European relations. They also examine the strange role of Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff—fresh off receiving a medal from Putin—and the wider geopolitical currents involving China and India.
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Julia Ioffe joins guest Leigh Ann Caldwell to dissect Donald Trump’s latest diplomatic maneuvers with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, and why his failure to deliver security guarantees or a trilateral meeting may embolden Russian aggression and strain U.S.-European relations. They also examine the strange role of Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff—fresh off receiving a medal from Putin—and the wider geopolitical currents involving China and India.
2025-08-26
23 min
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