Interview: Former Trump Russia Advisor Fiona Hill
On Putin, UK defence policy and the spirit of volunteering.
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Show Notes
Today we speak to Fiona Hill, senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, former presidential adviser to George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump and Labour’s new defence adviser.
Fiona Hill was born in Bishop Auckland in County Durham before studying Russian at university and moving to the US. She testified during Trump’s first impeachment trial and is now advising the Labour government on their Strategic Defence Review.
You can submit evidence to the Strategic Defence Review here: https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/strategic-defence-review-2024-call-for-evidence.
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