Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Full conversation: nonzero.org/p/can-trump-and-putin-make-a-deal-nonzero

0:00 What’s at stake in Alaska
0:57 George: Don’t try to do too much
4:06 EU yes, NATO no
5:42 How to get the Ukrainians on board
10:31 Could Putin dupe Trump into a bad deal?
19:58 Sanctions: painful, but not decisive
24:51 What Russian media is saying about the talks
29:44 Are Europe & Ukraine warming to a deal?

Discussed in Overtime:
Why Russia rejects an unconditional ceasefire.
Security guarantees vs assurances.
Building toward a US-Russia grand bargain?
A modest proposal for reshaping world politics.
Why Ukraine needs a deal.

Recorded August 15, 2025.

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