What will Trump offer Putin in Ukraine ceasefire talks? | Ian Bremmer's Quick Take

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​As Trump and Putin gear up for a critical Ukraine ceasefire call, @Ian_Bremmer breaks down what’s at stake. Will Trump give Putin the upper hand in pursuit of a deal? Find out on Quick Take. Subscribe to GZERO's YouTube channel and turn on notifications (🔔): http://www.youtube.com/@GZEROMedia Sign up for GZERO's free newsletters on global politics: https://www.gzeromedia.com/subscribe Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: A Quick Take to kick off your week. Tomorrow is the call between President Trump and President Putin. The most important geopolitical discussion I would argue that we have seen so far of the Trump administration. Look, what we've had so far has been a move towards a ceasefire. Trump beating up on the Ukrainians, on President Zelensky in particular, which is comparatively easy to do. They are in a much weaker position. That's particularly easy to do if you don't feel like you need to be in lockstep with NATO allies, with the Europeans, with the Canadians. And as a consequence, Trump, off-again and now on-again relationship with the Ukrainian president, has now gotten Ukraine to agree to a one-month ceasefire with no preconditions. And that's definitely progress. And the Europeans are all on board and supportive of that. That is closer to a ceasefire than Biden certainly ever got the Ukrainians. And though I would argue, it has certainly caused a lot of concern among US allies, of whether or not the Americans can be counted on long-term. In the near-term, it makes it easier and more likely to get to an end of the war than we were at a month ago. And frankly, I think we would've been better off if Biden had been more willing to push Zelensky, and push the European allies, and show that American power recognized that Ukraine was weakening in their position, vis-a-vis Russia, and that the war was only leading to more expense and more lives being lost on both sides. And so, pushing for a shorter term ceasefire was an important thing to do. Read more: https://www.gzeromedia.com/quick-take/what-will-trump-offer-putin-for-ceasefire Keep up with global news and why it matters. Follow GZERO! X: https://x.com/gzeromedia LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gzeromedia Instagram: https://instagram.com/gzeromedia TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gzeromedia Facebook: https://facebook.com/gzeromedia Threads: https://threads.net/@gzeromedia GZERO World on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gzero-world-with-ian-bremmer/id1294461271 GZERO World on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/13QW2sLPCjVbdDE6fmJCNf?si=9d00ce9ed2184c59 GZERO Media, a Eurasia Group company, is a multimedia publisher providing news, insights, and commentary on the events shaping our world. Our properties include GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, our weekly show on US public television; our newsletters GZERO Daily, GZERO AI, GZERO North, and GZERO Daily with Ian Bremmer; our parody series Puppet Regime; our digital video series including Ian Bremmer's Quick Take every week; and the GZERO World Podcast. Our content is free and available at https://www.gzeromedia.com/. #QuickTake #Trump #Ukraine