Stuck in the Middle with Ukraine

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

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International Relations, Government, Foreign Policy, Gzero World, News Commentary, Trump, News, Global Economy, Geopolitics, Politics, Ian Bremmer

4.6 • 684 Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

As the U.S. media focuses on details of President Trump’s dealings with the newly elected President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, GZERO World with Ian Bremmer is taking a deep dive into the former Soviet republic itself. Why is corruption so rampant in Ukraine, and why have so many American business and political leaders been drawn to it? In this episode, we break down the anatomy of the infamous phone call between Trump and Zelensky, explain to viewers who the Ukrainian president is and how he became a central focus of the impeachment inquiry, and discuss the unprecedented political environment for career diplomats in Washington, people who Polyakova says have been “thrown under the bus” by the Trump administration. All this, plus a close examination of Hunter Biden’s questionable board position at Burisma, and how it differs from Paul Manafort’s criminal actions in Ukraine.

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0:00.0	Ukraine is still the Wild Wild West.
0:11.0	It's still a really ripe market for foreigners who want to make quick money.
0:16.0	What do a former comedian, an ex-reality TV star, and the son of a former vice president have in common?
0:24.6	They're all Biden their time.
0:26.4	Sorry, that was really horrible.
0:28.6	But hello and welcome to the GZero World podcast.
0:32.7	I'm Ian Bremmer.
0:33.5	And this is the place where you can hear extended interviews with world leaders, newsmakers, and experts that I feature on my public television show each week.
0:41.5	And today I'm talking about the roots of that terrible joke.
0:45.1	That's right.
0:46.2	Impeachment.
0:47.3	The House inquiry is underway.
0:48.8	And by now, you've heard a lot about President Donald Trump's phone calls,
0:52.2	Joe Biden's son Hunter, and why a Ukrainian TV president
0:56.0	turned to actual president is at the center of America's political fortunes. We're going a little
1:00.9	deeper on this episode to help you understand the political climate in Ukraine and why it's
1:05.5	ranked by Ernst & Young as the most corrupt country in the world that clearly don't get to North
1:10.7	Korea.
1:11.6	At Ernst & Young, we'll also talk about the many high-profile Americans
1:15.4	who have gotten tangled up in questionable business deals in Ukraine.
1:19.2	Many were unethical, some were flat out illegal.
1:23.3	My guest today, not only born in Ukraine's capital city of Kiev,
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