As the end of the fourth year of the Russia-Ukraine war approaches, questions mount over President Trump’s peace efforts and shifting international dynamics.

In this episode of Global Security Briefing, Neil Melvin is joined by Andriy Zagorodnyuk, a former Ukrainian Minister of Defence and now Chairman of the Centre for Defence Strategies in Kyiv, to assess where the war now stands.

The discussion explores:

- Russia’s intensified military campaign and Ukraine’s counterstrikes

- The collapse of Trump’s diplomatic effort after the Alaska summit with Putin

- Europe’s response after being sidelined by Washington

- Moscow’s long-term strategy and potential challenges to NATO cohesion

- Ukraine’s security guarantees and the prospects for peace as a fifth year of fighting looms