Stay Tuned with Preet What Putin, Zelensky, and Trump Really Want (with Richard Haass & Julia Ioffe)
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Mar 17, 2025 
Join Richard Haass, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Julia Ioffe, a journalist and co-founder of Puck News, as they dissect the complex geopolitics surrounding the Russia-Ukraine conflict. They delve into Trump’s unconventional foreign policy approach and its implications for diplomacy. The conversation also tackles historical U.S. actions that have shaped current tensions, while exploring the roots of the conflict and the resilience of Ukrainians. Expect insights that illuminate the future of international relations.
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Trump's Foreign Policy Shift
- Trump's foreign policy combines minimalism with acquisitiveness, unlike his first term.
- This reflects a shift toward a spheres-of-influence worldview.
Provoking War?
- Jeffrey Sachs' claim that the US provoked the war is inaccurate.
- Putin's actions and writings reveal his focus on historical grievances, not NATO expansion.
NATO's role
- Russia's past cooperation with NATO contradicts the idea that NATO expansion was the main provocation for the war.
- The US made mistakes, but the war's core cause is Putin's view of Ukraine.