Has Putin played Trump? With Jacob Heilbrunn

Russia and Ukraine have launched air attacks on each other, hours after Vladimir Putin told Trump that Russia would stop targeting Ukrainian energy sites. Has Putin outplayed Trump? And will Trump regret bringing Europe's militaries back to life?

Deputy and US editor Freddy Gray is joined by Americano regular and author Jacob Heilbrunn to discuss.

00:00 – Introduction
00:25 – Has Putin outmaneuvered Trump?
02:45 – The Iran factor in Trump-Putin negotiations
04:15 – Trump’s dream of a grand bargain with Russia
05:50 – How Trump’s stance on Putin has evolved
08:37 – U.S.-Russia relations after the recent call
10:09 – Trump’s affinity for autocrats
11:30 – Has NATO failed in deterring Russia?
12:59 – Could Ukraine have defeated Russia with more U.S. support?
14:48 – Why Putin hasn’t escalated to nuclear war
17:31 – Europe’s response: A new ‘coalition of the willing’?
19:26 – Will European troops end up in Ukraine?
20:45 – How the war could end in the next year
21:39 – Conclusion

#politics #russia #putin #trump #ukraine #zelensky

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[JaeliusFairmout]

the host is so worried about russia starting a world war he’s preemptively surrendered.
how very french

[catherinesiegel]

Excellent commentary by Jacob Heilbrunn. Surprised so many in the comments disagree.

[wh]

Heilbrunn seems completely deluded. He lives in cloud cuckoo land.

[RCMillard]

Freddy is clearly out of his depth talking geopolitics. How embarrassing...

[lakedistrict]

Jacob appears to live in the Biden Bubble…..

[MoXrayRealpolitik]

The guy in the blue t-shirt has no grasp of reality or logic.

[MultiCren]

Watching right wing media tie themselves in knots to back Donald trump is quite the spectacle.

[shmosel_]

If I wanted a cliche generator I would chat with gpt

[anthonyferris]

Trump to Putin...' How about you take territory and we take minerals'? Putin to Trump...'How about we.take everything? Trump..OK!

[NAA]

I enjoyed the Spectator desperately trying to push their Trumpian narrative and Jacob batting that nonsense away

[stephaniesurface]

Ukraine never made big gains Mr. Heilbrunn, and it also will never win a war against Russia.

[QORAP]

Blue t-shirt over there lives in the land of white knights, fairies and pink unicorns.

[silverado]

Sounded to me like Jacob was most deliberately welcoming Freddy to Europe, not to the US

[FirstLast-rhjw]

I think Freddy is broadcasting from a knocking shop, judging by the cartoons on the wall behind him.

[DLaw]

Of course Putin played Trump. He always has just like Kim Jong Un did in DT’s first term.
It’s not hard to play a bully. Just appeal to his massive vanity and ego then turn around and do whatever you want

[liubabalaska]

Mr Heilbrunn, Really!! That Ukraine 'liberates' Crimea!! It is common knowledge that over 80% of Crimean population are Russians and so happy that RUSSIA LIBERATED them from Ukraine 10 years ago. Remember that Crimea was part of Russia but gifted to Ukraine by Kruschev in 1953. When the USSR fell apart Ukraine should have returned Crimea back to its rightful owners rather than passing laws forbidding native Russians to speak the Russian language, practise their religion etc.

[mrh]

Where's that Trump apologist Lionel Shriver? She was all over spectator during the election but is strangely quiet now.

[deanyates]

Trump can think and say whatever he likes. The world knows he's a liar and a fool

[stephenbudd]

Has Putin Played Trump?? NO…. It was Always going to be this way when the “American People” chose Trump, he played them especially his MAGA disciples.

[owlangel]

I'm afraid Jacob does not know what he's talking about China is going into Taiwan in 2027. However the US cannot allow this to happen because if Taiwan falls Pacific Ocean will be completely open.