Michael McFaul has gone from Montana to Stanford University,to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar,back to Stanford to teach and write,to government as a national security advisor,and then to Moscow as U.S. Ambassador to Russia under the Obama administration from 2012 -2014.Now, he is back at Stanford to teach, write, and reflect on all things Russia,including the growing questions of democracy versus authoritarianism -the subject of his new book, coming out this fall.This is a significant moment to consider the future of Ukraine,as the war continues following Russia’s February 2022 invasion.Efforts by President Trump to end the war led to meetings first with President Putin in Alaska,and then at the White House with President Zelensky and European leaders.We talk about many things -including what happened at the meetings in Alaska and Washington,and what did not happen.We ask what is necessary to secure Ukraine’s interestsand what it will take to encourage Russia to end the war.For more, please visit: www.charlierose.com