Trump team admit ‘peace deal unlikely’ as anger builds at Putin

Day 1,134.

Today, as Moscow resumes its bombardments on Ukraine, we discuss reports that it is dawning on Donald Trump’s administration that a swift ceasefire deal is not going to happen without action against the Russian economy. Then we return to that very subject, and ask: how much leverage does the White House have on sanctions, and is it declining?

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X

Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

Stephanie Baker (Senior writer at Bloomberg and sanctions expert). @StephaniBaker on X.

Content Referenced:

Trump officials eye a longer road to Ukraine peace as frustration mounts (Reuters):

https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-officials-eye-longer-road-ukraine-peace-frustration-mounts-2025-04-01/

US officials object to European push to buy weapons locally (Reuters):

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-officials-object-european-push-buy-weapons-locally-2025-04-02/ 

China debates whether Trump is a revolutionary, or just rude (The Economist):

https://www.economist.com/international/2025/04/01/china-debates-whether-trump-is-a-revolutionary-or-just-rude

Our sister podcast Battle Lines, covering wider global affairs: 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/battle-lines/

Stephanie Baker’s book, Punishing Putin: Inside the Economic War to Bring Down Russia:

https://stephaniebakerwriter.com/punishing-putin

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