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Former ambassador to Ukraine reflects on efforts at peace

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published November 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM EST

The Trump administration is pushing for a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine, with President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff slated to go to Moscow next week. This comes amid controversy over a report in Bloomberg News about a phone call in October in which Witkoff reportedly gave advice to an advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin for how to pitch a peace plan to President Trump.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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