S9 Ep29: Espresso Martini | The Oval Office Debacle and a Reckoning for the Western Alliance

This week’s Espresso Martini is unlike any other. Chris and Matt
take a deep dive into the future of the transatlantic
relationship after the disastrous White House meeting between
Trump, Vance, and Zelenskyy. They unpack the fallout, the
shifting US stance on Ukraine, and the broader implications for
NATO and European security. A raw, emotional, and unfiltered
discussion on a critical moment in world affairs—one where the
stakes couldn’t be higher.

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Articles discussed in today’s episode

"At Least Now We Know the Truth About Trump and Vance" by David
Frum | The Atlantic:
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/least-now-we-know-truth-about-trump-and-vance/681872/


"How JD Vance emerged as the chief saboteur of the transatlantic
alliance" by Andrew Roth | The Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/28/jd-vance-volodymyr-zelenskyy


"Trump officials fume at Zelenskyy for disregarding advice before
meeting" by Hugo Lowell | The Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/01/trump-officials-zelenskyy


"Five Dispassionate Ways of Looking at Today's Oval Office
Blow-Up" by Dan Drezner | Drezner’s World Substack:
https://danieldrezner.substack.com/p/five-dispassionate-ways-of-looking


"Breaking Down the U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal" by Gracelin
Baskaran & Meredith Schwartz | Center for Strategic &
International Studies:
https://www.csis.org/analysis/breaking-down-us-ukraine-minerals-deal


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