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Putin issues grave warning to NATO over lifting Ukraine missile restrictions

The US and UK this week signaled that they’re leaning toward giving Kyiv permission to use Western-supplied long-range missiles against targets inside Russia.

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Is it time for Ukraine to negotiate with Russia? Journalist Yaroslav Trofimov explains Kyiv's perspective

Listen: Ukraine is at a crossroads. It's been more than two years of brutal, deadly conflict. Despite some shifts to the front lines, neither side has a clear path to military victory, and support for the war effort is flagging amongst Ukrainians. Is it time for President Zelensky to think about negotiating an end to the war? On the GZERO World Podcast, Ian Bremmer sits with Yaroslav Trofimov, Wall Street Journal Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent and author, about the challenges Ukraine faces, including waning morale and difficulties in military recruitment.

Why Ukraine invaded Russia
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Why Ukraine invaded Russia

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: What's going on here? The fact that the Ukrainians can put the Russians under some domestic pressure in the run-up to what everyone expects will eventually lead to negotiations, which will help to improve Ukraine's position. And no matter who you talk to, in Europe or the US, the feeling increasingly is that it is going to be harder for the Ukrainians to continue to fight and defend their territory the way they have for the last two and a half years. And so that means you need to have negotiations in the coming year.

NATO is "back to basics" defending Europe from an aggressive Russia
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NATO is "back to basics" defending Europe from an aggressive Russia

Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski discusses NATO's renewed strength and European unity and his belief that Ukraine will ultimately prevail against Russia's invasion from the sidelines of the alliance's 75th-anniversary summit in Washington, DC.

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GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

At NATO Summit, Polish FM Radek Sikorski weighs in on Ukraine war

Listen: Does Ukraine have the strength, stamina, and support to win the war against Russia? On the GZERO World Podcast, Ian Bremmer sat down with Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski on the sidelines of NATO’s 75th-anniversary summit in Washington, DC, for his perspective on the war, European unity, and whether NATO allies can remain united long enough to see Ukraine through to victory. Despite uncertainty about the 2024 US election, Ukraine’s struggle to recruit new troops, and rogue alliance member Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán meeting with Putin, Sikorski is confident Ukraine will ultimately prevail.

Is Russia winning the war in Ukraine?
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Is Russia winning the war in Ukraine?

On this episode of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, former US Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder warns of Ukraine's increasing vulnerability in the conflict with Russia, urging a serious discussion about the West's ability to help Ukraine and the prospects for lasting peace.

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Is Ukraine running out of time? Former US ambassador Ivo Daalder sizes up the Russia-Ukraine war

Listen: Could the last six months be the most pivotal months of the entire Russia-Ukraine war? Over two years into the conflict, Russia is closer to victory in Ukraine than ever before, according to former US Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder. He joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World Podcast from Tallinn, Estonia, mere miles from the Russian border.

Ian Explains: Putin's Ukraine gamble
Ian Explains

Ian Explains: Putin's Ukraine gamble

In the last two weeks, Russia has taken more Ukrainian territory than in the past six months of war combined, forcing military experts to ask the hard question: Is Ukraine losing the war?

Why was Slovakia's Prime Minister attacked?
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Why was Slovakia's Prime Minister attacked?

What was the background to the attempted assassination of the Prime Minister of Slovakia? Are there really risks of a new wave of Russian attempts to destabilize Europe? Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden and co-chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations, shares his perspective on European politics from Tallinn, Estonia.

With a Rafah invasion, is the Israel-Hamas cease-fire dead?
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With a Rafah invasion, is the Israel-Hamas cease-fire dead?

With Israel beginning its invasion of Rafah, is the recent Hamas agreed to cease-fire dead? Will widespread flooding in Brazil lead to a larger crisis in the region? Will a Russian invasion of Ukraine endure as long as Putin, who begins his fifth term as president, remains in office? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.