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Ex-Pentagon official on the prospects of a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia

By Leila Fadel

Published December 29, 2025 at 6:50 AM EST

Ukraine's president visited Mar-a-Lago Sunday. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to former Pentagon official Evelyn Farkas, now executive director of the McCain Institute, about prospects for peace.

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