Jacobin Radio: Trump’s Turn on Ukraine w/ Ilya Budraitskis
Zakhar Popóvych also joins to discuss a shifting geopolitical landscape.
February 25, 2025
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February 25, 2025
Jacobin Radio: Trump’s Turn on Ukraine w/ Ilya Budraitskis
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<p>On February 21, Suzi talked to Zakhar Popóvych, a Ukrainian researcher and activist in Kyiv with roots in labor and socialist organizing, and Ilya Budraitskis, a Russian historian and political theorist now in exile, about Trump’s foreign policy moves regarding Ukraine on the eve of the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion. The Trump administration has engaged in peace talks in Saudi Arabia that excluded Ukraine entirely. Trump has even embraced Putin’s revisionist narrative claiming Ukraine started the war.</p>
<p>What does this mean for Ukraine’s survival, Europe’s stability, and the broader left struggle against imperialism and authoritarianism? Suzi asks Zakhar and Ilya to unpack the shifting geopolitical landscape, the implications of Trump’s concessions to Putin, the resilience of Ukraine, and the role of the internationalist left in an era of resurgent imperialism.</p>
<p><em>Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman</em> features conversations with leading thinkers and activists, with a focus on labor, the economy, and protest movements.</p>
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