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Podcast: Fault Lines
Episode: Episode 455: Ukraine and a Diplomatic Dead End?
Description: Today, Martha, Les, Amy, and Jess examine the latest flurry of diplomatic activity between Russia and Ukraine—amid headlines, handshakes, and very little real progress. Ukrainian and Russian officials met face-to-face in Istanbul for the first time in years, while Putin refused to join. Trump’s recent refusal to endorse new sanctions on Russia– as the EU and UK ramp up pressure– is raising alarms among European allies and creating a problematic U.S.-European divide in NATO.  With the new Pope offering the Vatican as neutral ground and a bipartisan group of Senators pushing for tougher sa...