Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine: Washington's Stance on Ukraine Has Changed Sharply
In an NPR interview, William Taylor, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, compared President Donald Trump's recent moves, which are described as supporting Russia, with the policies of past administrations.
On October 20, NPR host Scott Detrow spoke with William Taylor, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, about American support for Ukraine. The conversation focused on recent steps by U.S. President Donald Trump that the program description characterizes as support for Russia, and on how they differ from the approach of earlier U.S. administrations.
The subject matters because Washington's position on Russia's war in Ukraine shapes both Kyiv's options and the policies of Western allies. In Taylor's view, current U.S. support for Ukraine looks very different from what it was before.
The published NPR summary does not give details of the discussion. It names no specific decisions by Trump and offers no dates or figures, so it is not possible to say precisely which steps were discussed. The full content of the conversation is available in NPR's audio of the interview.
