The Trump Report

Professor Richard Portes from the London Business School joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the truth behind Vladimir Putin’s denial that Russia’s economy is tanking, what resources will be taken away from Russians in order to continue funding the war and how Donald Trump could soon launch ‘phase two’ of slapping further sanctions on Russia and its trading partners. Hosted on Acast. See ac...

Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan Justin Wolfers tells Times Radio's Fergus Macphee what Donald Trump's plea to the Supreme Court could mean for his tariff agenda and the effect on the US economy.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former MSNBC host and podcaster Chuck Todd joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the ‘Axis of Upheaval’ countries attending China’s military parade, what message Russia, North Korea and China are sending to Donald Trump and how it’s a “huge blow” to see India’s Narendra Modi cosying up to Vladimir Putin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute Scott Lucas tells Times Radio's Fergus Macphee why the latest release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein won't satisfy either his victims or some of Donald Trump's own supporters. Plus, what the meeting between Xi, Kim & Putin means for the US President and global politics.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

China has capitalised on Trump's chaotic tariff regime to draw in former US allies like India, says Ian Williams author of Vampire State: The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s decision to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, whether he is acting as a dictator in his efforts to crack down on the “crime emergency” in Washington DC and reports American citizens have been conducting a “covert influence operation” in Greenland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sir Bill Browder joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump claiming there has been no progress in organising a Russia-Ukraine summit because Vladimir Putin “does not like” Volodymyr Zelensky, Sergei Lavrov says a peace agreement cannot be signed with a “de facto head of the Ukrainian regime” and the Ukrainian army continues to strike Russia’s oil refineries causing the head of the Ku...

Former CNN host and political commentator Chris Cillizza joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to react to news the FBI has raided the home of former national security advisor John Bolton, why Donald Trump needs to put the pressure Vladimir Putin as he remains silent on calls for a summit with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a federal judge orders Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump to begin closing operations at Flo...

Former British Army Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Russia’s Foreign Minister calling out Europeans for attempting to sway Donald Trump onto Ukraine’s side, the likelihood the US President will be able to get the Russian & Ukrainian leaders in a meeting together and Ukraine’s drone strikes successfully take out 13% of Russia’s oil refinery capacity...

'Putin has cornered himself.’ Times Radio's Jo Crawford is joined by Igor Novikov, former senior advisor to Zelensky, who oversaw US-Ukraine relations during the previous Donald Trump presidency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to react to Monday’s meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, how the Ukrainian leader orchestrated his most “coordinated” move yet, and why JD Vance chose to remain silent in what was a stark contrast to February's Oval Office ambush. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump and Witkoff's confusion over NATO and what they have promised to Russia could accidentally trigger a NATO Article Five contingency warns Robert Fox, Defence Editor at The Standard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Robert Kelly joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss how Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s meeting on Friday was similar to a past meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un, whether the US President will advise Volodymyr Zelenskyy to give up Donbas and if Vice-President JD Vance will be benched in Monday’s 1:1 meeting between Ukraine and the United States. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

Professor Scott Lucas from the Clinton Institute joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Steve Witkoff claiming Vladimir Putin agreed to an Article 5-like protection for Ukraine, whether President Zelenskyy is insinuating a ceasefire should have been brokered on Friday and the state of Russia’s economy.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sir Bill Browder joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale for an in depth analysis of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s “humiliating” meeting where the US President left Alaska without a ceasefire, commitment to slap Russia with further sanctions or a peace deal being made. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former British Army colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the best and worst case scenarios for Friday’s meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, how the Russian dictator will actively try and avoid bruising the US President’s ego and what will be the “only” situation Volodymyr Zelenskyy would ever concede land to Russia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

“Putin will be playing long term to cement Russia’s position as a superpower.” In the build up to the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska this Friday, Times Radio's Jo Crawford is joined by Igor Novikov, former senior advisor to Zelensky on US relations, to discuss how this meeting will go. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimmy Rushton - Kyiv based journalist & foreign policy expert - joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Russia’s exaggerated claims its broken through frontlines near Pokrovsk, whether Donald Trump will sell out Ukraine by agreeing to give up land to Russia and if secondary sanctions should still be imposed on Russia before Vladimir Putin’s meeting with Donald Trump on Friday. Hosted on Aca...

Professor Scott Lucas joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s upcoming face-to-face meeting, what sort of things the Russian leader will try to convince the US President and how the interests of Ukraine can be prioritised if Volodymyr Zelenskyy isn’t invited to the table. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former MSNBC moderator & podcast host Chuck Todd joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the likelihood Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet face-to-face next week, whether the US President needs to push for Ukraine to be allowed at the negotiating table and how the Trump administration's newly instated tariffs could disrupt the economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Economist and Professor Justin Wolfers tells Times Radio's Fergus Macphee what effect the end of Donald Trump's tariff pause will have on the global economy and why 'the R word' is being talked about again in the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sir Bill Browder joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump claiming Russia’s economy “stinks”, how India could end the war in Ukraine tomorrow if it stopped purchasing Russian oil and weapons and the 22-year-old alleged lovechild of Vladimir Putin alludes to criticising her father for taking "millions of lives”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump ordering the repositioning of two US nuclear submarines in response to “foolish” comments made by Russia’s former president, whether the US President will follow through on his economic threats to Russia and India, and if Steve Witkoff’s upcoming visit to Moscow will help broker the end to the w...

“Trump is angry, Trump is frustrated, Trump wants this all to be solved just like that." Times Radio's Jo Crawford is joined by Scott Lucas, professor of US politics at the University College Dublin’s Clinton Institute, and also founder and editor of EA WorldView. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former British Army Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 25% tariff on imported Indian goods and an undisclosed penalty for buying Russian oil and weapons, why Vladimir Putin’s ‘summer offensive’ has “failed miserably” and how Ukraine’s drone strikes on St Petersburg prompted Vladimir Putin to cancel his annual naval parade o...