Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor on Trump's embrace of Russia

NPR | By Steve Inskeep

Published October 22, 2026 at 5:59 AM EDT

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor about President Trump's embrace of Russia as envoy Steve Witkoff visits Moscow after meeting Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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