Julia Ioffe joins guest Leigh Ann Caldwell to dissect Donald Trump’s latest diplomatic maneuvers with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, and why his failure to deliver security guarantees or a trilateral meeting may embolden Russian aggression and strain U.S.-European relations. They also examine the strange role of Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff—fresh off receiving a medal from Putin—and the wider geopolitical currents involving China and India.

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