# Trump ‘plays into Putin’s hands’

An episode of [The Rachman Review](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1504048545), 21 Aug 2025, 23 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/therachmanreview/e/68a4a8a8457a24bb95639374/media.mp3

Gideon discusses the outcome of the recent Alaska and Washington summits with Alexander Gabuev, director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center. Has Russia emerged as a clear winner? What can be achieved without more pressure on Vladimir Putin? How effective would western security guarantees be to prevent future Russian aggression? Clip: Sky News Free links to read more on this topic: Ukraine talks expose Trump’s dreadful attention to detail Donald Trump says US could play role ‘by air’ in Ukraine security guarantee Donald Trump says US to ‘co-ordinate’ Ukraine’s security with Europe ‘Stab in the back’: Kyiv reels as Trump embraces Putin’s terms Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design by Breen Turner. The executive producer is Flo Phillips. Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X @gideonrachman.bsky.social, @gideonrachman Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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