The war continues in Ukraine while peace talks go forward in Istanbul—the outcome of both endeavors being anyone’s guess. Michael McFaul, a Hoover senior fellow and former US ambassador to Russia, joins Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster, and John Cochrane to discuss the chances of a settlement that’s mutually beneficial to the two warring parties and the West, as well as discussing Vladimir Putin and the possibility of hostilities escalating.
Recorded April 4, 2022
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