The hostage negotiator’s guide to making deals with Putin’s Russia

普京俄罗斯的人质谈判专家指南

The Global Story

2025-12-31

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We are away for Christmas, so this is a repeat of a previous episode. Donald Trump has spent this year trying to negotiate a deal to end the war in Ukraine. So far, Vladimir Putin doesn’t seem interested in the US’ proposals. One man who has experience successfully negotiating with Russia – and many other American adversaries – is Roger Carstens, former Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs. From 2020 to 2025 he worked to free dozens of US citizens taken hostage and wrongfully detained around the world, including Russia. Securing their release often required complex deals that took years to put together. What does it take to successfully negotiate with Vladimir Putin’s Russia? Producer: Lucy Pawle Executive producer: James Shield Senior news editor: China Collins Mix: Travis Evans Photo: Roger Carstens. Credit: BBC
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  • Hey there, it's Asma Interston here.

  • Hey guys, as we reach the end of 2025,

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  • And Tristan won that I was a big fan of, was this episode I did with Roger Carstens.

  • He's the former hostage negotiator for the United States.

  • And Tristan,

  • the thing I found so unbelievably interesting about this was the ways in which hostage negotiation and the skills that he described are so useful in your day-to-day life,

  • particularly when you're dealing with little kids.

  • You laugh, but it's true.

  • I didn't know that.

  • So I really enjoyed this episode, too.

  • I wasn't with you when you did it in Washington,