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Mar 2025
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Is Russia's war with Ukraine coming to a...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the front while Washington's diplomatic drive to end the Ukraine war intensifies. US officials are in Moscow after winning Ukrainian backing for a 30-day ceasefire. Is the war nearing an end - and what are the obstacles?

In this episode: 

  • Peter Zalmayev, Executive Director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative
  • Leonid Ragozin, Independent journalist who specialises in Russia, Ukraine and Eastern Europe
  • Anatol Lieven, Director of the Eurasia Programme at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

Host: Cyril Vanier

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