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Fareed Zakaria GPS

Interviews with Secretary of State Blinken and Ukrainian President Zelensky

Fareed Zakaria GPS

CNN

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4.23.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

This week on the show Fareed shares two important conversations he had while attending the Aspen Security Forum. First, he speaks with Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the America’s role in supporting Ukraine and getting Kyiv the equipment it needs to push back Russian troops. They also talk about how to ensure that competition with China does not lead to conflict, as well as what steps are being taken to work towards a new nuclear deal with Iran. Then, Fareed speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky via video conference while on stage at the forum. They discuss the Ukrainian counteroffensive and President Zelensky shares his thoughts on the state of the Russian army since the Wagner mutiny.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is GPS, the global public square.

0:05.0

Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world.

0:09.0

I'm Farid Zakaria.

0:11.0

Today, a special program from Aspen, Colorado.

0:16.0

First, I sit down with the Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken.

0:21.0

I ask him about America's standing in the world

0:24.0

and its biggest challenges abroad.

0:27.0

Russia, in terms of what Russia sought to achieve,

0:30.0

they've already failed, they've already lost.

0:32.0

And China.

0:34.0

Then, an exclusive interview with Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky.

0:40.0

We talk about the counteroffensive.

0:44.0

Is it as slow going as it seems?

0:47.0

And why?

0:49.0

And what does Kiev need from the West to speed it up?

0:57.0

But first, here's my take.

1:00.0

When I speak to people about right-wing populism these days,

1:03.0

I notice that many tend to believe that it's old news.

1:07.0

Populous leaders captured the world's attention in 2016

1:11.0

with the Brexit referendum and then later that year

1:13.0

with Donald Trump's election victory.

1:15.0

Now, seven years later, many seem to feel it's passed its prime.

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