Center President Paul Saunders Speaks at Raisina Dialogue 2025

The world watches as Washington and Moscow edge cautiously toward a “reset”—this time, not in Geneva, but via a direct phone call between Presidents Trump and Putin. On March 18, Center President Paul Saunders participated in an expert panel at the Raisina Dialogue to dissect the fragile possibilities of peace. Can a peace deal on Ukraine actually materialize? Will Europe or Ukraine even have a seat at the table—or is this truly a U.S.-Russia negotiation in all but name? What are the red lines, the illusions, and the hard truths shaping the prospects of peace? And is a shift from war to even a frozen, non-armed conflict the best outcome the world can hope for?