Can Ukraine survive?

Three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the second Trump administration has made sweeping changes to US foreign policy priorities and moved to limit US support for Ukraine. In the last six months, the world has seen an explosive Oval Office meeting between President Trump and President Zelenskyy, NATO states pledging to increase their defence spending to as much as 5% of GDP, and continued Russian attacks on Ukraine. With future US support for Ukraine appearing to be uncertain, key questions about Ukraine’s future arise: Beyond budget pledges, how will European states respond to US demands for them to step up their defence contributions to Ukraine? What role should Australia play in the ongoing conflict? What will the second Trump administration mean for Ukraine’s future? To discuss these questions, the USSC hosted a panel discussion featuring USSC Senior Lecturer Dr Gorana Grgić , University of Sydney Senior Lecturer Dr Olga Boichak , and Griffith Asia Institute Associate Professor (Adjunct) Dr Matthew Sussex , moderated by USSC Director of Research Jared Mondschein . The event began with a virtual address by Ukrainian Ambassador to Australia His Excellency Vasyl Myroshnychenko .

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Can Ukraine survive? is an episode from USSC Live by Susan Beale.

This episode is 94:11 long.

This episode was published on Jul 18, 2025.

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