Two American presidents are trying to shape the future of the war in Ukraine at the same time. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Haleema Shah, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Photo by MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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This is Today Explained, I'm Sean Ramos from there's been a lot of news out of Ukraine
nuclear saber rattling from the Kremlin this morning with Vladimir Putin.
And I don't want to make it about us, but I couldn't help but wonder how much of it had to do with our recent election here in the United States. So I asked Josh Keating at Vox.
I think it has a lot to do with the election. President Trump has come in, said he wants to push for negotiations to end the war. And I think what we see from both sides is an attempt to press their advantage before they're pushed by the new U.S. administration into some kind of talks.
How two American presidents are shaping the future of the war in Ukraine at the same time coming up on the show today.
We'll see you then.
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