On this episode of The Eastern Front, Dalibor and Iulia welcome Fred Kagan, senior fellow and director of the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute, to discuss the state of the war in Ukraine. How worried should we be about Russian advances on the battlefield? How likely is Putin to consider negotiations and what factors are at play in getting him to agree to a ceasefire?

In their news segment, Dalibor and Iulia discuss the mood on the ground in Ukraine and Romanian elections. From his visit to Ukraine, Dalibor assesses how the country is thinking about safe negotiations. How should Romania respond to Russian interference in the election?

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