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US military aid to Ukraine on hold: A win for Putin?

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March 6, 2025

With the United States suspending military aid for Ukraine, how could Europe help fill the gap? Our guests: Carlo Masala (University of the Bundeswehr Munich), Sarah Pagung (Körber Foundation), Ben Hodges (former Commander of the US Army in Europe).

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Sarah Pagung – director of the international politics program at the Körber Foundation.

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Carlo Masala - military expert and professor for International Politics at the Bundeswehr University Munich.

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Retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges - a former commander of the US Army in Europe.
 

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