2025-02-15
13 分钟US President Donald Trump is ready to bring peace to Ukraine
and he says he will work very closely with Russia's President Vladimir Putin to make it happen.
But there is a problem.
He won't commit any US Money or troops.
This is Swamp Notes,
the weekly podcast from the FT News Briefing where we talk
about all of the things happening in US Politics.
I'm Mark Filippino and this week we're asking what happens
if Trump goes it alone in trying to settle the Ukraine conflict.
Here with me to discuss is Max Seddin.
He covers Russia for the ft. Hi, Max.
Hi.
We've also got Kier Giles,
a senior fellow at Chatham House
and the author of a new book called who Will Defend an Awakened Russia and a Sleeping Continent?
Hi, Keir.
Hello, Mark.
So, Max, why don't you catch us up?
On Wednesday, Donald Trump had a 90 minute call with Vladimir Putin and when he finished,
he wrote on Truth Social, the social media network,