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Episode 515: Tomahawks and Tensions: Trump’s Next Move on Ukraine

Episode 515: Tomahawks and Tensions: Trump’s Next Move on Ukraine

Update: 2025-10-17
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Today, Martha, Les, Jess, and Algene discuss President Trump’s renewed focus on Ukraine following the Gaza ceasefire. President Zelensky is in Washington this week to discuss the possibility of Washington providing Tomahawk missiles—a move seen as both a gesture of support for Kyiv and a signal to Moscow. But after Trump’s recent call with Vladimir Putin, it’s hard to say exactly where things stand or how far the administration is willing to go.


Is this strategic balance between deterrence and diplomacy sustainable? Can Trump apply lessons from the Israel–Hamas peace deal to the Russia–Ukraine conflict, or are the stakes, and the adversaries, fundamentally different? And with Congress stalled on tougher sanctions, will symbolic gestures like limited missile transfers have real impact, or is this summit diplomacy without substance?


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@nottvjessjones

@lestermunson

@AlgeneSajery


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Episode 515: Tomahawks and Tensions: Trump’s Next Move on Ukraine

Episode 515: Tomahawks and Tensions: Trump’s Next Move on Ukraine