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The Long Game is a weekly national security podcast hosted by Jake Sullivan, President Biden’s National Security Advisor, and Jon Finer, his Principal Deputy—senior aides who sat in on the classified Presidential Daily Brief each morning and translated raw intelligence into policy advice.

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Can Europe Defend Itself Without America? Radek Sikorski on NATO & Ukraine

July 30, 2026

Radosław Sikorski (0:00)

I don't think Russia could prosecute the war, and I don't think she could survive as a state without trade with China. So this would be a credible threat. So China, unlike us, actually could force Russia to end the war.

But my guess is that the war suits China just fine. Russia is selling them gold. Russia with every year becomes more dependent. And what's not to like about that?

Jake Sullivan (0:34)

Welcome back to The Long Game. I'm Jake Sullivan.

Jon Finer (0:37)

And I'm Jon Finer. We've spent a lot of time on this podcast discussing the state of America's relations with various countries around the world, especially our allies.

But today we have our first opportunity to do that with someone who is sitting at the table managing those relationships from across the Atlantic. Radosław Sikorski, who goes by Radek, is Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. He's been in and out of Polish politics for a long time, with previous…

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