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'Helping Ukraine defeat Russia is doable'

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July 11, 2025

There are fresh doubts about whether the US President and Europe are on the same page on Ukraine. Why is Europe not using frozen Russian assets? And how worried are the Baltic states that they might become Putin’s next targets? In this episode, DW’s Nina Haase explores these questions with Estonian diplomat Jonatan Vseviov, defense expert Christian Mölling, and DW Russian's Roman Goncharenko.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro
01:22 Latest developments in Ukraine
03:59 Is Europe reacting enough?
07:11 Mixed messages from the U.S.
09:58 Germany’s role
12:20 “The means of diplomacy have been exhausted”
15:53 How do Russians view Donald Trump?
23:30 Russian frozen assets
25:00 Self-Imposed red lines?
27:55 Past narratives, present risks
32:00 Interconnected global conflicts?
35:00 The “Narva Scenario”
38:25 End

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