Exclusive Interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky; What’s Next on the War in Iran

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Fareed Zakaria interviews Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about Ukraine's role in the Iran War and discusses the implications of the conflict with experts.

Today on the program, Fareed’s exclusive interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on his country’s important, albeit unlikely, role in the Iran War: as Iranian-designed drones are fired across the Middle East - the very same drones used by Russia against Ukraine for years - Kyiv has sent military experts to the Gulf to help bring the drones down. Then, how can we expect the war in Iran to unfold from here? Carnegie Senior Fellow Karim Sadjadpour and Lisa Anderson, international affairs professor at Columbia, join Fareed to discuss. Finally, the war has triggered one of the worst oil shocks in decades, as Tehran continues to attack commercial ships and oil infrastructure across the region. Fareed speaks to Jason Bordoff, founding director of the Center on Global Energy Policy, about which countries are most exposed, and which ones are set to benefit. GUESTS: Volodymyr Zelensky (@ZelenskyyUa); Karim Sadjadpour (@ksadjadpour); Lisa Anderson; Jason Bordoff (@JasonBordoff) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Fareed Zakaria

Guests: Volodymyr Zelensky, Karim Sadjadpour, Lisa Anderson, Jason Bordoff

Topics covered

• Ukraine
• Iran War
• Military Strategy
• Energy Policy
• International Relations

Keywords

• Ukraine
• Iran War
• Volodymyr Zelensky
• drones
• oil shock
• military experts
• energy policy
• Karim Sadjadpour
• Jason Bordoff

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CNN Podcasts

Places: Iran, Ukraine, Middle East, Gulf, Tehran

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