Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Max Seddon, Moscow bureau chief at the Financial Times, to discuss the latest peace talks around the Ukraine war and whether the Kremlin is genuinely interested in a peace deal.
Recently there have been renewed attempts to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table, initiated by the Trump administration. The Finnish president and Norwegian prime minister have also called Vladimir Putin for the first time since 2022. Will Putin concede and negotiate in good faith? Or is this latest attempt to end the war through talks doomed to failure too?