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#335 – Fiona Hill: Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump

Lex Fridman Podcast

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NATO, Russia, and the Return of Superpower Relations

The debate about NATO and Russia is a desire for a return to a superpower by polar relationship. Putin wants to go back to a time when the US and Russia determined everything. He believes the war in Ukraine should be resolved by the big powers, but the US is uncertain how to handle it while giving Ukraine agency. Putin sees only three players: the US, Russia, and China. This war is about Russia's right to determine the future.

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