What Michael Kofman has said about Foreign policy of the second Trump administration
1 quote · 1 episode · Nov 10, 2026
Michael Kofman, Military analyst specializing in the Russian and Ukrainian militaries; senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment and host of The Russia Contingency podcast, has been quoted on Foreign policy of the second Trump administration once in 1 episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, most recently on November 10, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Kofman credits the Trump administration with pushing for an end to the war, arguing the Biden administration had no plan.
“because the previous administration had no plan, as long as it takes is a slogan, not a plan”
Lex Fridman Podcast: #504 – Russia-Ukraine War: Putin, Zelenskyy, Drones and the Future of Warfare (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 2:37:40
Episodes
#504 – Russia-Ukraine War: Putin, Zelenskyy, Drones and the Future of WarfareLex Fridman Podcast · Nov 10, 2026 · 3 h 1 min
Lex Fridman talks with military analysts Michael Kofman and Preston Stewart about the state of the Russia-Ukraine war, drone warfare, Bakhmut, Prigozhin's mutiny, leadership, and paths to peace.
Others on Foreign policy of the second Trump administration
- Preston Stewart · 1 quote
Michael Kofman on other topics
- Russian invasion of Ukraine · 7 quotes
- Drone warfare · 4 quotes
- Wagner Group rebellion · 2 quotes
- Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations · 1 quote
- Wagner Group · 1 quote
- Battle of Bakhmut · 1 quote
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure · 1 quote