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US Watches With Caution as China Sends Peace Envoy to Ukraine - Voice of America
In just a few months, U.S. officials have pivoted from publicly warning Beijing not to provide material support for Russia’s war in Ukraine to acknowledging there is a role for China to play in brokering peace talks. On February 24, the day that China unveiled its 12-point peace proposal, Blinken...
U.S. Security Assistance and Foreign Corruption - C-SPAN
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joined other former ambassadors for a discussion on corruption in foreign governments and misuse of U.S. security assistance hosted by the U.S. Institute of Peace. Several topics were discussed, including security sector assistance, combating corrupt...
A daring Ukrainian attack or a Russian false flag? Fiery questions swirl over the Kremlin - NBC News
First it was a cloud of smoke, now it’s questions that are hanging over the Kremlin — but how much fire is there to Russia’s dramatic accusations? Moscow’s claim that the United States orchestrated a Ukrainian attempt to assassinate...
Russian war on Ukraine enters 14th month - NewsNation Live
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joined "NewsNation Live with Marni Hughes" to discuss the recent developments in the Russia-Ukraine war as it enters its 14th month. Taylor said we still don't know when Ukraine will make a counteroffensive but believes that the country's military is making...
At least 25 Ukrainians dead after Russian airstrike - MSNBC's The 11th Hour
These were the largest Russian missile strikes in nearly two months, which hit residential areas in two cities. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor discusses the latest attack – and Ukraine’s impending counteroffensive...
Ukraine tries to manage 'expectations of success' ahead of counteroffensive - Washington Examiner
Ukraine's top defense official cautioned the country's citizens not to set expectations too high for the anticipated counteroffensive. “It is definitely overheated; everyone wants another victory,” Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov told a Ukrainian media outlet. “They want...
Ex-U.S. ambassador says Poland's gesture toward Ukraine might encourage other allies - NPR'S Morning Edition
Poland's President Andrzej Duda announced Thursday that his country plans to provide four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine to support its fight against Russia. Poland is the first NATO country to provide fighter planes to Ukraine, though Ukraine has requested fighter jets from several countries, including...
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine visits Louisville, commends SOS - Spectrum News
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor was last in Ukraine shortly after the Russian invasion began. On one of his last stops in Louisville, Taylor toured the operations at the nonprofit, SOS International. “I was last in Kiev in September of last year during the war,” Taylor told...
Putin’s endgame in Ukraine - CBC News' The National
As the Ukraine war moves into its second year, Russian forces seem unable to achieve Vladimir Putin’s goals, but victory also seems unlikely for NATO-backed Ukraine. If fighting is leading to a stalemate, what is Putin’s likely endgame? Terence McKenna interviews the world’s top military experts about where the...
Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine draws hundreds for International Symposium keynote - Colorado State University
There’s one specific image that comes to Ambassador William Taylor’s mind whenever he thinks of the war in Ukraine. The photo came to him from a friend, and it shows her young daughter looking out over the eerily dark cityscape of Kyiv after the Russian invasion knocked out electricity in the heart of winter. “Since they...