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I'm not apologetic about it. I'm still Sean Ramos from and I'm now here with Josh Keating, a senior correspondent at Vox covering foreign policy and national security. Josh, candidate Trump promised to end the Russia-Ukraine war on day one of his second term. How's that going for President Trump?

I'm not apologetic about it. I'm still Sean Ramos from and I'm now here with Josh Keating, a senior correspondent at Vox covering foreign policy and national security. Josh, candidate Trump promised to end the Russia-Ukraine war on day one of his second term. How's that going for President Trump?

Typically, this would be the work of the Secretary of State, but there's this third elephant in the room in Steve Witkoff. Tell us what exactly his role is here.

Typically, this would be the work of the Secretary of State, but there's this third elephant in the room in Steve Witkoff. Tell us what exactly his role is here.

Typically, this would be the work of the Secretary of State, but there's this third elephant in the room in Steve Witkoff. Tell us what exactly his role is here.

Well, tell us how it's gone so far, be it Trump, be it Rubio, be it Witkoff at the table. How have negotiations gone in the hundred plus days since Donald Trump reentered the White House?

Well, tell us how it's gone so far, be it Trump, be it Rubio, be it Witkoff at the table. How have negotiations gone in the hundred plus days since Donald Trump reentered the White House?

Well, tell us how it's gone so far, be it Trump, be it Rubio, be it Witkoff at the table. How have negotiations gone in the hundred plus days since Donald Trump reentered the White House?

No one knows why President Trump says the things he says, but one could potentially assume that he thought he could get a deal in this war because of his... Significantly cozier relationship with Vladimir Putin compared to, say, his predecessor, Joe Biden. But but now he's posting stuff like I am not happy with the Russian strikes on Kiev. Not necessary and very bad timing. Vladimir, stop.

No one knows why President Trump says the things he says, but one could potentially assume that he thought he could get a deal in this war because of his... Significantly cozier relationship with Vladimir Putin compared to, say, his predecessor, Joe Biden. But but now he's posting stuff like I am not happy with the Russian strikes on Kiev. Not necessary and very bad timing. Vladimir, stop.

No one knows why President Trump says the things he says, but one could potentially assume that he thought he could get a deal in this war because of his... Significantly cozier relationship with Vladimir Putin compared to, say, his predecessor, Joe Biden. But but now he's posting stuff like I am not happy with the Russian strikes on Kiev. Not necessary and very bad timing. Vladimir, stop.

Five thousand soldiers a week are dying. Let's get the peace deal done. A post that had, as far as we can tell, not much of an effect on Putin or the Russian effort. What happened to the previously cozy relationship between these two?

Five thousand soldiers a week are dying. Let's get the peace deal done. A post that had, as far as we can tell, not much of an effect on Putin or the Russian effort. What happened to the previously cozy relationship between these two?

Five thousand soldiers a week are dying. Let's get the peace deal done. A post that had, as far as we can tell, not much of an effect on Putin or the Russian effort. What happened to the previously cozy relationship between these two?

Is the rockiness with Putin helping the previously obviously very rocky relationship with Zelensky?

Is the rockiness with Putin helping the previously obviously very rocky relationship with Zelensky?

Is the rockiness with Putin helping the previously obviously very rocky relationship with Zelensky?

So where do we see this going in the coming weeks and months? Is this going to work in Russia's favor that we can't reach a conclusion here? Is it going to work in Ukraine's favor? Do we have no idea?

So where do we see this going in the coming weeks and months? Is this going to work in Russia's favor that we can't reach a conclusion here? Is it going to work in Ukraine's favor? Do we have no idea?

So where do we see this going in the coming weeks and months? Is this going to work in Russia's favor that we can't reach a conclusion here? Is it going to work in Ukraine's favor? Do we have no idea?