Samuel Charap, Distinguished Chair in Russia and Eurasia Policy at RAND, joins us to discuss US policy toward Russia since 2008, the war in Ukraine, and the prospects of a settlement.

*The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM.

Time Stamps:

• 00:40 How did you get interested in Russia?
• 01:59 US-Russia relations since 2008
• 11:05 EU-Russia relations
• 15:41 The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
• 18:32 The Biden administration’s Ukraine policy 
• 25:27 Should we have tried to negotiate sooner?
• 27:21 Has Trump made a deal more likely?
• 30:01 Is there a window for a deal in the fall?
• 33:16 How should negotiations be structured?
• 37:42 How far apart are US and Russian positions?
• 40:44 How to best combine carrots and sticks
• 44:04 Prospects of US-Russia normalization