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Interview: Former Trump Russia Advisor Fiona Hill

On Putin, UK defence policy and the spirit of volunteering.

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鈥檚 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鈥檚 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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