Just one day after the world famous fight between Presidents Trump and Zelensky in the oval office on February 28, the podcaster Jyotishman Mudiar asked Ambassador Chas Freeman the following questions:
Why doesn't Zelensky want a ceasefire? What is the reason for US-Russia normalization and why are there divisions within Europe regarding Russia and NATO. Will the US Deep State survive and are we watching a U.S. Coup d’Etat??
Ambassador Chas Freeman is a retired American diplomat and writer. He served in the U.S. Foreign Service, and the State and Defense Departments over the course of thirty years.
Most notably, he worked as the main interpreter for Richard Nixon during his 1972 China visit and served as the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1989 to 1992, where he dealt with the Gulf War.
Chas Freeman was interviewed on March 1, 2025 by Jyotishman Mudiar. He and his colleagues are running the youtube podcast channel @IndiaGlobalLeft.
The title and author of the book Freeman referenced is COUP D’ETAT by Edward N. Luttwak.
You can find the full interview on YouTube under the title: Ambassador Chas Freeman Explains Why Trump and Zelensky Argued