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Feb 2025
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Swamp Notes: Trump ices Europe out of Uk...

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Ukraine is dominating discussions at this year’s Munich Security Conference after a call between Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, which ended with the US president declaring that peace talks will start “immediately”. The FT’s Moscow bureau chief Max Seddon is on to discuss, alongside Keir Giles, author of the recent book Who Will Defend Europe?


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Donald Trump opens the door to Vladimir Putin’s grandest ambitions

EU to ease fiscal rules to boost defense spending

How will Europe defend itself?

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Swamp Notes is produced by Marc Filippino and Katya Kumkova. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. 


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