William B. Taylor spoke to SiriusXM POTUS Ch. 124 on the eve of President Trump meeting with President Putin in Hamburg, Germany, as part of the G-20 gathering. Taylor expressed reservations about the president to president dialogue versus other officials meeting given the level of Russia interference in the U.S. elections, continuing occupation of the Crimea and cyber attacks.

William B. Taylor spoke to SiriusXM POTUS Ch. 124 about Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s meetings with Secretary of State Tillerson and President Trump. Among the top issues Taylor commented on were Syria, Ukraine and Russia’s interference in elections.

William B. Taylor spoke to SiriusXM POTUS Ch. 124 about the long-term stabilization effort necessary in Afghanistan. Taylor underscored the need for a political component in the Afghanistan strategy that has been largely absent to date. Commenting on ISIS, Taylor said in both Iraq and Afghanistan that ISIS is on the defensive.

William B. Taylor spoke to SiriusXM POTUS Ch. 124 about NATO and its members' worries about Russia’s continued occupation of Crimea and potential threats to their own sovereignty.

“When other nations annex a neighbor, they don’t deserve the respect that comes with abiding by international standards of behavior,” said William Taylor, the former US ambassador to Ukraine and the executive vice president at the US Institute of Peace.

The new administration will confront a range of international challenges. For now, Russia is the most threatening. William B. Taylor is the executive vice president of the U.S. Institute of Peace, a nonpartisan organization. He served as the U.S ...

Twenty-five years ago, after seventy years of Soviet dominance and over three hundred years of rule by Russia, Ukraine declared its independence. This occurred after a national referendum in which over 90 percent of Ukraine’s voters chose independence. 

Meetings between NATO and the Russian Federation were suspended following the conflict in eastern Ukraine and Russia's annexation of Crimea. Does Wednesday's meeting represent substantive progress?