Former Swedish Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Carl Bildt joins Talk Eastern Europe for a wide-ranging conversation on Ukraine, Russia, Europe's future, and the unfinished project of European enlargement.

Drawing on decades of diplomatic experience – from helping launch the EU's Eastern Partnership to serving as the first High epresentative in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Bildt reflects on the biggest geopolitical shifts shaping Europe today.

Why has Russia failed strategically in Ukraine despite four years of war? Did Donald Trump's negotiations strengthen Putin's hand? Can Europe fill the vacuum left by an increasingly distracted United States? And what does Ukraine's future mean for the European Union and the wider European security architecture? Tune in for this and much more!

Carl Bildt also discusses the future of EU enlargement, theWestern Balkans, Moldova, and why Ukraine has become the defining "game changer" for Europe.

📍 Recorded in-person inWrocław, Poland, where Carl Bildt received the Jan Nowak-Jeziorański Award.

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