John Sullivan, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia and Author of "Midnight in Moscow"

About this episode

Frank Lavin discusses Russia, Ukraine, and U.S. foreign policy with former U.S. Ambassador John Sullivan.

Frank Lavin talks about Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. with John Sullivan, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia and former Deputy Secretary of State. John was serving in Moscow when Putin launched Russia's invasion of Ukraine and this was the basis for his book, " Midnight in Moscow ." John also recommends H.R. McMaster's " At War With Ourselves ."

People in this episode

Host: Frank Lavin

Guest: John Sullivan

Topics covered

• Russia
• Ukraine
• U.S. foreign policy
• diplomacy
• Putin's invasion
• ambassadorship

Keywords

• Russia
• Ukraine
• John Sullivan
• Frank Lavin
• Putin
• diplomacy
• ambassador
• foreign policy
• Midnight in Moscow
• At War With Ourselves

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Midnight in Moscow, At War With Ourselves

Places: Russia, Ukraine, U.S.

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