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On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

Ambassador Bill Taylor on the U.S.-Ukraine relationship

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

News, On Point, Daily, Npr, Talk Show

4.33.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Ambassador Bill Taylor has been the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine twice, most recently under President Trump. He joins Meghna Chakrabarti to discuss how the United States’ relationship with Ukraine is changing.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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This is on point.

0:54.9

I'm Megna Chacrabardi.

0:56.7

Today, we're joined for the hour by Ambassador Bill Taylor.

1:00.8

He served the United States for more than 50 years,

1:04.4

first as a West Point cadet, then with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam.

1:09.9

His career later took him to NATO and the State Department.

1:13.8

He's been appointed to post by both Republicans and Democrats by every U.S. President

1:20.5

from Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump, including two periods as the United States top diplomat in Ukraine.

1:28.9

First, from 2006 to 2009 as Ambassador to Ukraine in the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

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