Will the U.S. change in its Ukraine policy end the Russia-Ukraine war?

On February 19, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Riyadh in a dramatic reversal of the previous U.S. administration’s policy not to have peace talks with Russia since the beginning of the war with Ukraine in February 2022. This happened because of Donald Trump’s election campaign, which called for “ending the war in Ukraine”. Since taking office, President Trump has spoken on phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is also criticised on Truth Social.

Will the U.S.’s change in its Ukraine policy end the Russia-Ukraine war? Here we discuss the question.

Guests: Kanwal Sibal, former Foreign Secretary; Anuradha Chenoy, adjunct professor, Jindal Global University

Host: Kallol Bhattacherjee