FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they meet in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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Coming up on Washington Week with The Atlantic:
Trump’s Russia Pivot and Looming Pentagon Cuts:
Just days before the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Donald Trump falsely blamed Ukraine for starting the war and called President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a dictator. This dramatically reversed 80 years of American foreign policy, after Trump seemed to align with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on ending the war in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency eye cuts to the Pentagon.
Joining editor in chief of The Atlantic and moderator, Jeffrey Goldberg, to discuss this and more:
- Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent, The New York Times
- Susan Glasser, Staff Writer, The New Yorker
- Jonathan Lemire, Contributing Writer, The Atlantic and Co-Host of “Morning Joe”, MSNBC
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