May 21, 2021
U.S.-Russian Talks in Iceland
The chief diplomats from Russia and the United States held their first in-person talks of the Biden presidency this week in Iceland. Andrea Kendall-Taylor joins the Warcast to discuss the talks and where U.S.-Russian ties go from here.
Listen to the full conversation from The Warcast.
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