How Will Ukraine Conflict End?

In this week’s episode of the New Rules podcast, host Dimitri Simes Jr. speaks with Alexander Mercouris (@TheDuran), geopolitical analyst and cohost of The Duran, about how Zelensky ‘blackmails’ the United States, how NATO will respond to Ukraine’s battlefield struggles, and the obstacles to meaningful peace talks. “The Ukrainians will do everything they can to disrupt negotiations. They will try to goad the Russians into extreme reactions, which they can then capitalize on to build-up opposition to Russia in the West. And of course, they will pull every lever that they can in the United States and Europe with people who are sympathetic to themselves. They will do everything they can to disrupt the peace process.” Gab: Telegram: or Twitter: TikTok: @sputnik_news| 00:00 Let’s roll! 00:58 How much time does Ukraine have politically? 10:16 The US is getting more divided over Ukraine 17:32 The sunk cost fallacy of America 28:20 How can Ukraine dictate the US what to do? 42:04 Can Poland and Baltic states disrupt US-Russia talks? 48:47 The prospects of the Ukrainian counteroffensive 52:26 Don’t be a stranger!