How badly can Trump hurt Ukraine?

In this episode, Anastasiia and Fabian are joined by Eric Ciaramella, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endownment for International Peace who’s spent more than a decade working on Ukraine inside the US government. They discuss the disruption of the Starshield service for Ukraine, Donald Trump’s diplomacy with Russia, and the possibility of a limited ceasefire in Ukraine.

If you want to support our show, go to our Buy Me A Coffee page at http://buymeacoffee.com/mildlyalarmed 

You can support Anastasiia’s fundraiser for portable batteries for Kyiv residents at https://greekchorusfoundation.org/#battery 

Email us at [email protected] with any guest feedback, suggestions, and questions.  

Mentioned in the show: 

“Analysis: Ukraine’s Starshield access is still crippled, and no one is taking the blame”, from the Kyiv Independent https://kyivindependent.com/analysis-ukraines-starshield-access-is-still-crippled-soldiers-civilians-are-paying-the-price/ 

“Ukraine Can Turn Imminent Peril to Its Advantage: How a True “Energy Cease-Fire”, Can Curb Putin” from Foreign Affairs ⁠https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/ukraine-can-turn-imminent-peril-its-advantage⁠ 

“Dissecting Trump’s Deal for Russian Diesel”, from Lawfare ⁠https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/dissecting-trump-s-deal-for-russian-diesel⁠ 

Credits: 

Anastasiia Lapatina is Ukraine Fellow at Lawfare. She writes a weekly newsletter about Ukraine called Yours Ukrainian. She is based in Kyiv. 

Karen-Anna Eggen is an Associate Professor and the Head of the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. She is based in Oslo.

Fabian Hoffman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. He is the author of the Missile Matters newsletter about defence, missile technology, and nuclear strategy. He is based in Oslo.

Minna Ålander is an Analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. She’s also an Associate Fellow at Chatham House and a Non-Resident Fellow at CEPA. Minna also writes a newsletter about European security called Northern Flank Notes. She is based in Stockholm.

The podcast is engineered by Anthony Bartaway, who is also the co-host of a podcast called Ukraine Without Hype: / @ukrainewithouthype