Last year, Donald Trump vowed to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in “24 hours” after re-taking the White House. This week, he said conditions for a peace deal can only be negotiated between the two countries. 

The U.S. President made the comments after separate phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Joining the discussion: 

• Anton Fedyashin is a Professor of History at American University.
• Andrey Kortunov is the former Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council.
• Klaus Larres is a Professor of History and International Affairs at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Sergiy Kudelia is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Baylor University.