Putin’s nuclear threat and China ‘friendship’
Russia raised the spectre of nuclear war this week as it struggles to make headway in Ukraine. How seriously should this threat be taken and can Vladimir Putin rely on his friendship with China’s Xi J...
28 Apr 202229min
Le Pen, patriots and the anti-globalist movement
Gideon talks to former World Trade Organization chief Pascal Lamy about the French election and what political trends in France tell us about nationalism and anti-globalist movements around the world....
21 Apr 202229min
“That was frightening as hell”: Ukrainian MP on working in a warzone
In a country besieged by war, Ukrainian politicians continued to meet in their parliamentary building, despite the clear threat of attack from Russian troops. Ukrainian MP Dmytro Natalukha shares his ...
14 Apr 202218min
French presidential election too close to call
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has put in an unexpectedly strong showing and looks set to go head to head with Emmanuel Macron in the second round of France’s presidential election. Gideon talks to th...
7 Apr 202227min
Putin and his entourage
Gideon talks to Catherine Belton, author of the bestselling book Putin’s People, about who is likely to be influencing the Russian president as he decides whether to step back or press on with the war...
31 Mars 202226min
How Putin’s war is reshaping Europe’s alliances
Europe has been united by opposition to Putin’s war in Ukraine, but will this new found unity last and will Russia be permanently isolated? Gideon talks to Alexander Stubb, former prime minister of Fi...
24 Mars 202218min
What would a Ukraine peace deal look like?
Ben Hall talks to Rose Gottemoeller, an American diplomat who was deputy secretary-general of Nato from 2016 to 2019, about the kind of deal Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are working towards. Will...
16 Mars 202219min
Where is the Ukraine conflict heading?
How long can the Ukrainians hold out? Will Vladimir Putin be stuck in a never-ending war and how would Russians tolerate that? Might western powers be dragged in? Ben Hall, the FT’s Europe editor, dis...
10 Mars 202223min
