Intro

On this episode of The President’s Path, Caitríona Perry, Sumi Somaskanda and Bernd Debusmann Jr discuss a week of major foreign policy developments in Washington DC.

The proposed meetings between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin could herald a new dawn in US-Russia relations, while critics fear Ukraine could be sidelined during negotiations to end the war in the country.

Plus, the latest on the president’s plan to take over the Gaza Strip, which he reiterated during a visit from King Abdullah of Jordan. And how rising egg prices could be a major thorn in the side of the new administration.

Producers: Tom Kavanagh and Charlie Jones

Sound engineer: Mike Regaard

Assistant editors: Sergi Forcada Freixas and Alice Aylett Roberts

Senior news editor: China Collins