Scott Lucas and Daniel Tkiie in conversation at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin, July 28, 2026
In a special set of VideoCasts, I hosted Ukraine journalist Daniel Tkiie last Tuesday at the Clinton Institute for a four-part, 90-minute chat about the state of Russia’s 53-month invasion of Ukraine.
In Part 1, we begin with the possibility of ending the assault or at least establishing a ceasefire. Can Kyiv’s counter-attacks, with their pressure on the Russian economy, finally force Vladimir Putin to give up his “legacy” quest for Ukraine as part of “Greater Russia”?
We also discuss relations between Kyiv and the Trump Administration: can a “winning” Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelensky’s face-to-face meetings with Donald Trump finally establish some support from Washington?
