Trump's Russia weak spot gives Putin an opportunity

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  Welcome to The World in 10.

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  In an increasingly uncertain world, this is The Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security.

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  I'm Stuart Willey, today with Toby Gillis.

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  We're 121 days past a one-time deadline set by Donald Trump for him ending the fighting in Ukraine.

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  The will-he-won't-he question around whether Vladimir Putin will sit down for peace talks continues,

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  and there's no sign of a definitive answer.

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  So what's his strategy?

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  How long can he draw the situation out?

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  And is there anything that can be done to bring the Russian president to the table?

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  Our guest today is Edward Lucas, a specialist in European and transatlantic security,

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  whose latest article for The Times explores whether Trump's turmoil gives Putin a chance to strike NATO.

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  Edward, we'll come to that in a moment.

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  But first, do you think Putin is deluding himself here?

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  He's making... slow progress to say the least in Ukraine,

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  he can't possibly think he can still achieve his original objective.

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  This is the big chance to reverse the great geopolitical setback of 1989-91.

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  And he sees that the West is divided and the European bit of the West is not really ready to stand up to him either in Ukraine or anywhere else.

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  So he's got a window of opportunity with Ukraine on the back foot militarily and the West in disarray,

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  and he's going to exploit it.

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  How does dragging out the idea he might but might not come to talks do that?

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