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Transatlantic security specialist discusses Trump's shift in policy towards Ukraine

By Adrian Ma

Published July 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM EDT

NPR's Adrian Ma talks to former top defense official Jim Townsend about the significance of President Trump's new agreement to send weapons to Ukraine.

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Adrian Ma

Adrian Ma covers work, money and other "business-ish" for NPR's daily economics podcast The Indicator from Planet Money.

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