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A top Russia advisor to three U.S. presidents explains why the world shouldn’t fall for Moscow’s narrative that it can wait out the West. As the war in Ukraine continues to rage on, watch Foreign Policy editor in chief Ravi Agrawal’s interview with Fiona Hill on why Russian President Vladimir Putin is starting to worry about his next term, what he would consider a success in his war against Ukraine, and how he really views Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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  • U.S. advisor Fiona Hill discusses why Russian President Vladimir Putin wants the Ukraine war to be over.

  • U.S. advisor Fiona Hill analyzes Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Marvel-style pattern of intimidation when threatening to use nuclear weapons.

  • A top Russia advisor to three U.S. presidents highlights what Russian President Vladimir Putin would consider a success in Ukraine.

  • Do Jan. 6 hearings make the United States look weak to Russian President Vladimir Putin?

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FP Live: The Ask-Me-Anything Edition

On a special ask-me-anything episode, regular host Ravi Agrawal will take stock of a world at war. What does the Iran conflict mean for the global economy or traditional alliances? More than a year into U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term, how are world leaders navigating his leadership? And what of the U.S.-China relationship? FP Live’s executive producer, Dana Sherne, turned the tables on Agrawal, taking questions from FP subscribers and viewers alike.

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