439. The Pro-Putin President: Are Zelensky and Europe sleepwalking into disaster?

The Rest Is Politics

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Politics, Government, News

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🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Is appeasing Trump and Putin a recipe for disaster in Europe , or simply a pragmatic approach? Why was JD Vance so silent in Zelensky's second White House visit? With mass protests on the streets of Tel Aviv, is Netanyahu losing the Israeli public — and his own army? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more. Join The Rest Is Politics Plus: Start your FREE TRIAL at therestispolitics.com to unlock exclusive bonus content – including Rory and Alastair’s miniseries – plus ad-free listening, early access to episodes and live show tickets, an exclusive members’ newsletter, discounted book prices, and a private chatroom on Discord. The Rest Is Politics is powered by Fuse Energy. The Rest Is Politics is powered by Fuse Energy. Fuse are giving away FREE TRIP+ membership for all of 2025 to new sign ups 🎉 TRIP+ gets you ad-free listening, discounts, and early access to episodes and pre-sale tickets for live shows! To sign up and for terms and conditions, visit ⁠https://www.fuseenergy.com/politics⁠ ⚡ Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ nordvpn.com/restispolitics It's risk-free with Nord's 30 day money back guarantee ✅ For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @restispolitics Email: [email protected] Social Producer: Celine Charles Video Editor: Josh Smith Assistant Producer: Evan Green, India Dunkley Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor, Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:13.2	Coming up on today's show, Trump was saying he was going to end the war in 24 hours.
0:17.9	He meant by giving Putin what he wanted. Trump is on Putin's side on this and always has
0:23.1	been. It's all about whether anyone can trust Vladimir Putin. And it seems to me that the only
0:28.5	person in this equation who is remotely minded to trust Putin is Trump. And then it's the question of
0:33.6	whether you can trust Trump. What if Trump just doesn't care about Ukraine, doesn't care
0:37.5	about NATO, doesn't care about Europe? His gut instinct is, screw Ukraine, it's really part of Russia
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