China Doesn't Want Russia to Lose Ukraine War: Chatham House CEO | The Pulse 2/18

Posted on 02/18/2026
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia of attempting to prolong peace talks as a second day of US-brokered meetings concluded in Geneva. The CEO of Chatham House discusses why China hasn't played a decisive role in helping to end the conflict.

Also on the show, The European Central Bank insists Christine Lagarde has not made a decision on when to stand down as president.
This comes after the Financial Times reported that the central banker is planning an early exit before her 8-year term as president expires in October next year. Speaking on Bloomberg's Leaders with Francine Lacqua in November, Lagarde said she originally thought the President of the ECB served a five-year term, not eight.

Today's guests: Derek Halpenny, MUFG, Global Markets Head of Research; Bronwen Maddox, Chatham House, CEO; Diane Garrett, Hycroft Mining, CEO.

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"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops.



Chapters:

00:00:00 - The Pulse with Francine Lacqua

00:00:26 - Christine Lagarde to Leave ECB before term ends, FT reports

00:00:52 - Largarde future roundtable: Derek Halpenny, MUFG Global Markets Head of Research & Bloomberg's David Powell

00:13:48 - Iran, US hail progress in nuclear talks

00:17:14 - Bronwen Maddox, Chatham House CEO

00:24:05 - Wednesday headlines

00:24:33 - Gold retreats below $5,000 from record high

00:24:50 - Diane Garrett, Hycroft Mining CEO

00:33:27 - Macron hails India ties, pushes for fighter jet deal

00:36:40 - Bernard Mensah, Bank of America President of International

00:39:36 - Arthur Mensch, Mistral AI CEO

00:44:48 - Anthropic: AI model is better at using computers

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