#335 – Fiona Hill: Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump

Fiona Hill is a presidential advisor and foreign policy expert specializing in Russia. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(06:24) - Education and career
(17:10) - Donbas in the 20th century
(25:28) - Soviet Union
(36:03) - Donald Trump's foreign policy
(48:03) - Testifying against Donald Trump
(54:54) - US administrations
(1:16:28) - Impeachment of Donald Trump
(1:36:44) - Why people like Donald Trump
(1:45:49) - Vladimir Putin
(2:05:58) - Invasion of Ukraine
(2:21:03) - NATO implication in Ukraine war
(2:33:54) - Interviewing Vladimir Putin
(2:46:22) - 2024 elections
(2:49:30) - Alexei Navalny
(2:54:03) - Nuclear war
(3:05:54) - How Ukraine war will end
(3:12:40) - Hope for the future
(3:15:48) - Advice for young people