Today, Les, Amy, Andrew, and Jess break down the latest push for peace in Ukraine as negotiations unfold in Saudi Arabia. With President Trump advocating for talks, uncertainty looms over who is involved—Ukraine’s role remains unclear, and European allies are scrambling to protect their interests with an emergency summit in Paris.

Are these talks the first step toward ending the war, or is the West handing Putin a victory? Could European troops on the ground shift the balance? And what message does this send to U.S. allies about standing up to aggression?

Check out the sources that helped shape our expert's discussion!

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/us/politics/ukraine-zelensky-trump-russia.html 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/world/europe/vance-europe-putin-russia.html 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/02/16/us-russia-ukraine-war-talks-saudi-arabia/ 

https://www.wsj.com/world/russia-ukraine-slowing-advance-reasons-9debf4e1 

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