Putin’s Strategy in Ukraine, With Stephen Sestanovich

<p>Stephen Sestanovich, George F. Kennan senior fellow for Russian and Eurasian studies at CFR and Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis professor of international diplomacy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the current course of the war in Ukraine and the potential for a diplomatic settlement to end the fighting.</p> <p> </p> <p>Mentioned on the Podcast</p> <p> </p> <p>Tom Friedman, “<a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/01/opinion/nancy-pelosi-taiwan-china.html'>Why Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan Is Utterly Reckless</a>,” New York Times</p> <p> </p> <p>Alexey Levinson, “<a href='https://ridl.io/frozen-in-excitement/'>Frozen in Excitement</a>,” Riddle</p> <p> </p> <p>Stephen Sestanovich, <a href='https://www.cfr.org/book/maximalist'>Maximalist: America in the World from Truman to Obama</a></p>