Trump team admit ‘peace deal unlikely’ as anger builds at Putin

Day 1,134.


Today, as Moscow resumes its bombardments on Ukraine, we discuss
reports that it is dawning on Donald Trump’s administration that
a swift ceasefire deal is not going to happen without action
against the Russian economy. Then we return to that very subject,
and ask: how much leverage does the White House have on
sanctions, and is it declining?


Contributors:


Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley
on X


Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence).
@DomNicholls on X.


Stephanie Baker (Senior writer at Bloomberg and sanctions
expert). @StephaniBaker on X.


Content Referenced:


Trump officials eye a longer road to Ukraine peace as frustration
mounts (Reuters):


https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-officials-eye-longer-road-ukraine-peace-frustration-mounts-2025-04-01/


US officials object to European push to buy weapons locally
(Reuters):


https://www.reuters.com/world/us-officials-object-european-push-buy-weapons-locally-2025-04-02/ 


China debates whether Trump is a revolutionary, or just rude (The
Economist):


https://www.economist.com/international/2025/04/01/china-debates-whether-trump-is-a-revolutionary-or-just-rude


Our sister podcast Battle Lines, covering wider global
affairs: 


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/battle-lines/


Stephanie Baker’s book, Punishing Putin: Inside the Economic War
to Bring Down Russia:


https://stephaniebakerwriter.com/punishing-putin





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