{"id":5261,"date":"2022-11-04T12:07:36","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T16:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/?p=5261"},"modified":"2022-11-04T12:07:36","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T16:07:36","slug":"fiona-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/fiona-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"#335 \u2013 Fiona Hill: Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8446\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5261-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/takeituneasy\/content.blubrry.com\/takeituneasy\/lex_ai_fiona_hill.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/takeituneasy\/content.blubrry.com\/takeituneasy\/lex_ai_fiona_hill.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/takeituneasy\/content.blubrry.com\/takeituneasy\/lex_ai_fiona_hill.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/takeituneasy\/content.blubrry.com\/takeituneasy\/lex_ai_fiona_hill.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/?powerpress_pinw=5261-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/takeituneasy\/content.blubrry.com\/takeituneasy\/lex_ai_fiona_hill.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"lex_ai_fiona_hill.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Technology-Podcasts\/Artificial-Intelligence-p1153019\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>Fiona Hill is a presidential advisor and foreign policy expert specializing in Russia. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br \/>\n&#8211; <b>Mizzen+Main<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/mizzenandmain.com\">https:\/\/mizzenandmain.com<\/a> and use code LEX to get $35 off<br \/>\n&#8211; <b>Calm<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/calm.com\/lex\">https:\/\/calm.com\/lex<\/a> to get 40% off premium<br \/>\n&#8211; <b>Athletic Greens<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/athleticgreens.com\/lex\">https:\/\/athleticgreens.com\/lex<\/a> to get 1 month of fish oil<br \/>\n&#8211; <b>LMNT<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/drinkLMNT.com\/lex\">https:\/\/drinkLMNT.com\/lex<\/a> to get free sample pack<\/p>\n<p><b>EPISODE LINKS:<\/b><br \/>\nFiona&#8217;s Books:<br \/>\nThere Is Nothing for You Here: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3TR0nN9\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3TR0nN9<\/a><br \/>\nMr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3WiGU9F\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3WiGU9F<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>PODCAST INFO:<\/b><br \/>\nPodcast website: <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/podcast\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/podcast<\/a><br \/>\nApple Podcasts: <a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/2lwqZIr\">https:\/\/apple.co\/2lwqZIr<\/a><br \/>\nSpotify: <a href=\"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2nEwCF8\">https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2nEwCF8<\/a><br \/>\nRSS: <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/feed\/podcast\/\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/feed\/podcast\/<\/a><br \/>\nYouTube Full Episodes: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/lexfridman\">https:\/\/youtube.com\/lexfridman<\/a><br \/>\nYouTube Clips: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/lexclips\">https:\/\/youtube.com\/lexclips<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>SUPPORT &amp; CONNECT:<\/b><br \/>\n&#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br \/>\n&#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/lexfridman\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/lexfridman<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lexfridman\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/lexfridman<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lexfridman\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lexfridman<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; LinkedIn: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lexfridman\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lexfridman<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lexfridman\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lexfridman<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Medium: <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@lexfridman\">https:\/\/medium.com\/@lexfridman<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>OUTLINE:<\/b><br \/>\nHere&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br \/>\n(00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br \/>\n(06:24) &#8211; Education and career<br \/>\n(17:10) &#8211; Donbas in the 20th century<br \/>\n(25:28) &#8211; Soviet Union<br \/>\n(36:03) &#8211; Donald Trump&#8217;s foreign policy<br \/>\n(48:03) &#8211; Testifying against Donald Trump<br \/>\n(54:54) &#8211; US administrations<br \/>\n(1:16:28) &#8211; Impeachment of Donald Trump<br \/>\n(1:36:44) &#8211; Why people like Donald Trump<br \/>\n(1:45:49) &#8211; Vladimir Putin<br \/>\n(2:05:58) &#8211; Invasion of Ukraine<br \/>\n(2:21:03) &#8211; NATO implication in Ukraine war<br \/>\n(2:33:54) &#8211; Interviewing Vladimir Putin<br \/>\n(2:46:22) &#8211; 2024 elections<br \/>\n(2:49:30) &#8211; Alexei Navalny<br \/>\n(2:54:03) &#8211; Nuclear war<br \/>\n(3:05:54) &#8211; How Ukraine war will end<br \/>\n(3:12:40) &#8211; Hope for the future<br \/>\n(3:15:48) &#8211; Advice for young people<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fiona Hill is a presidential advisor and foreign policy expert specializing in Russia. 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