Ukraine and European security in the Trump era: Insights from Sen. Elissa Slotkin

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

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🗓️ 22 February 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Three years into the invasion of Ukraine, and amid the Trump administration’s rapid shift in US-Russia relations, can European and NATO allies continue to rely on the United States for support? On the GZERO World Podcast, Ian Bremmer is on the ground in Germany on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference for a hard look at the future of European security with US Senator Elissa Slotkin. World leaders and diplomats gathered at the annual conference to discuss global security challenges, but the biggest story, by far, in Munich was the news of President Trump’s 90-minute phone call with Vladimir Putin, which upended three years of US-led efforts to isolate Russia diplomatically. The Trump administration is emphatic: it wants an end to the war and that Europe is responsible for maintaining peace in any ceasefire deal. But can Europe guarantee Ukraine’s security without US support? Later in the episode, GZERO’s Tony Maciulis speaks with Alina Polyakova, President and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis, to discuss the reaction to the Trump-Putin call and growing fears that NATO allies will be left on the sidelines of peace negotiations in Ukraine.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the GZero World Podcast.
0:05.0	This is where you'll find extended versions of my interviews on public television.
0:09.0	I'm Ian Bremmer, and I am coming to you from Munich, Germany, site of the 61st annual Munich Security Conference.
0:16.0	World leaders, diplomats, and defense officials gathered here to discuss the most pressing security
0:22.1	challenges, ongoing wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, and the threat of artificial intelligence
0:27.2	and climate change. But the biggest story by far in Munich was the new administration in the
0:32.6	United States. The second Trump term that Europe was anxiously anticipating at last year's gathering is now firmly other way,
0:39.3	and with it comes a White House skeptical of their own global alliances and much more transactional when it comes to foreign policy.
0:48.3	Right before the conference began, President Trump's surprise phone call with Vladimir Putin rattled NATO allies who weren't told in advance.
0:57.0	And here in Munich, Vice President J.D. Vance warned attendees that the real threat in Europe
1:03.1	isn't Russia or China, but the threat from within, blasting European governments for censoring
1:09.2	their own far-right voices and failing to control migration.
1:13.2	As we near the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion into Ukraine,
1:18.5	what will a second Trump term mean for the U.S. Europe relationship?
1:22.7	What does the future of European security look like?
1:25.9	And where does it leave America's closest partners?
1:28.2	Joining me today, Michigan Senator Alyssa Slotkin,
1:31.5	former CIA analyst, Pentagon official,
1:33.5	and now a key voice on foreign policy
1:35.6	who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
1:38.1	And later, GZero's Tony Masellis sits down with Alina Poliakova,
1:42.5	president and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis
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