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Apr 2025
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Will Trump abandon his efforts to end th...

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The US President's patience is running thin. Washington's efforts to end the war in Ukraine are making little progress, and the Trump administration is threatening to walk away. Will the warning push Russia and Ukraine to engage seriously to end the conflict now in its third year? 

In this episode: 

  • Vladimir Sotnikov, Associate Professor, International Relations, Higher School of Economics. 
  • Donald Jensen, Former US Diplomat, Moscow.
  • Mattia Nelles, Chief Executive, German-Ukrainian Bureau.

Host: Dareen Abughaida

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