Hello everyone!
Welcome to the 13th episode of my Eyes on Eurasia podcast with Glen Howard!
2025 marks a new year for my podcast, and we are excited about offering a new slate of interviews with prominent experts from Eurasia extending from East Central Europe to the Caspian and beyond.
With a new US administration taking over the White House I thought we would look at the future of US-Russia relations in this podcast featuring a former Kremlin insider - Andrei Illarionov.
Trump-Putin 2.0 promises to be much different than the previous administration as the dynamic between the two seems to be changing. Since President Trump took office the trajectory of ties is not exactly going in the direction many experts anticipated. Shortly after Trump’s inauguration, the newly elected President began talking about sanctions against Russia if the war in Ukraine is not stopped. A key Trump adviser Keith Kellogg, for example, indicated a new US strategy would be introduced that is aimed at lowering the price of oil to $45.00 a barrel as a new tool to pressure Russia to end the war. This statement indicated that a new framework for negotiations with Moscow is unfolding under the incoming administration that could change the course of US-Russian relations.
Joining us to discuss what to expect in US-Russia relations and explore this changing dynamic is Andrei Iliaronov, a former presidential adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Russian economy and a former Kremlin insider who now lives in the United States. Andrei is currently a Senior Fellow with the Center for Security Policy and a frequent commentator on current developments inside Russia.
Enjoy!
Glen
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