Will Trump Shift the Balance in Ukraine?

Foreign Policy Live

Foreign Policy

Politics, News Commentary, News

4 • 601 Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, joins FP Live to assess the Trump administration’s shifting policies on Ukraine and how that could impact the ongoing war. McFaul is currently a professor at Stanford University and writes the McFaul’s World newsletter. Michael Hirsch: The Enduring Mystery of Trump’s Relationship with Russia Luke Coffey: Trump’s Ukraine Shift Sends the Right Signal to Putin Christian Caryl: Democracy is Ukraine’s Most Powerful Weapon Franz-Stefan Gady: The Air Battle That Could Decide the Russia-Ukraine War Brought to you by: quince.com/FPlive Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hi, this is Ava from Vanta.
0:02.0	In today's digital world, compliance regulations are changing constantly,
0:07.0	and earning customer trust has never mattered more.
0:10.0	Vanta helps companies get compliant fast and stay secure,
0:13.0	with the most advanced AI automation and continuous monitoring out there.
0:17.0	So whether you're a startup going for your first stock two or ISO-27,001,
0:21.5	or a growing enterprise managing vendor risk, Banta makes it quick, easy and scalable.
0:26.4	And I'm not to say that because I work here. Get started today at banta.com.
0:30.8	This episode is brought to you by Simplysafe. And this...
0:35.6	Simplysafe on. Is the sound of peace of mind.
0:39.3	SimplySafe sensors, HD cameras and 24-7 security monitoring
0:45.3	protect your home inside and out, against break-ins, fires, water leaks and more.
0:51.3	So you can relax.
0:56.9	Visit simplysafe.com.uk.
1:06.2	Hi, I'm Ravi Agrawal, Foreign Policy's editor-in-chief.
1:08.3	This is FP Live.
1:10.8	It is clear now that Trump's stance on the war in Ukraine is evolving.
1:16.4	He's gone from saying he could end the conflict in one day to being publicly frustrated
1:21.3	at how that hasn't happened.
1:23.6	He's appeared to support Russian President Vladimir Putin's talking points, but is now openly
1:29.1	disappointed in him.
1:31.1	The question I want to explore today is this.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Foreign Policy, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Foreign Policy and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.