Khrushchev's great-granddaughter on Stephen Hubbard's release, Witkoff calling Putin a humanitarian
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[0:00] We are joined by Nina Crusa. She is a
[0:02] professor of international affairs at
[0:03] the new school. She's also the great
[0:05] granddaughter of the former leader of
[0:07] the Soviet Union, Nikita Krueva. Thank
[0:10] you so much uh professor for joining us.
[0:12] Let's just start out by talking about
[0:14] Steve Hubard's release. Do you think
[0:16] that this is a tangible sign that Russia
[0:18] is serious about peace talks or is this
[0:20] a political gift Vladimir Putin is
[0:22] giving to President Trump ahead of the
[0:23] midterms?
[0:25] >> Well, I actually always thought and Vlad
[0:27] and I spoke about this. I always thought
[0:29] that Vladimir Putin is very serious
[0:31] about peace talks. He just wants peace
[0:32] talks on his terms. So it is actually
[0:35] wrong to think that he doesn't want to
[0:37] end this. He does want to end it, but he
[0:39] wants to end it the way he wants, which
[0:41] of course is not acceptable for Ukraine
[0:44] and certainly not acceptable for Europe.
[0:46] Now it is acceptable for the United
[0:48] States. With Steve H