Can Trump negotiate with Putin?
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 26 November 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Can Donald Trump end the war in Ukraine? Is negotiating with Russia a realistic option? What can President Biden accomplish in the final weeks of his term?
John Sullivan, former US Ambassador to Russia under President Trump, joins Ukrainecast to share his experience of working with Russians and explains why continued US support for Ukraine is in the nation’s best interest.
Today’s episode is presented by Lucy Hockings and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Arsenii Sokolov and Ben Carter. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Sara Wadeson. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:04.7 | It's a thousand and seven days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, |
| 0:09.1 | and just over a week since President Biden's decision to allow Ukraine to use US missiles on Russian territory. |
| 0:16.1 | One man, who wasn't thrilled, to put it mildly, was podcast host Joe Rogan. |
| 0:21.4 | On Friday, he was talking to music producer, Scott Storge. |
| 0:24.9 | How are you allowed to do that when you're on the way out? |
| 0:27.0 | Like, the people don't want you be there anymore. |
| 0:28.5 | This should be like some sort of like a pause for like significant actions that could |
| 0:33.6 | potentially start World War III. |
| 0:35.6 | Maybe that would be a good thing that we would like to avoid from a former president. |
| 0:39.9 | The whole thing is nuts. |
| 0:41.2 | I mean, look, I don't know about politics. |
| 0:43.3 | Zelenskyy says Putin is terrified. |
| 0:45.6 | Fuck you, man. |
| 0:47.1 | You fucking people are about to start World War III. |
| 0:50.0 | Indeed, it was really uncomplimentary of Zelensky. |
| 0:53.8 | And what Joe Rogan says, |
| 0:57.0 | you know, people listen to it. |
| 0:58.6 | He's hugely popular, 18 million followers on YouTube. |
| 1:02.5 | He's massive, Vitaly, and he is so influential. |
| 1:05.1 | Not only the 18 million on YouTube, 14 million on Spotify as well. |
| 1:09.5 | And during the election campaign, he did a huge three-hour interview |
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