Category: Victoria Nuland

LIVE NOW: US Chamber of Commerce Discusses American Leadership During Uncertainty

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce holds a discussion on leadership during uncertainty at 9:00 a.m. ET on Feb. 27. The discussion features U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides, and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Ambassador Victoria Nuland. They will share their perspectives on American leadership in an…


US Chamber of Commerce Discusses American Leadership During Uncertainty

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce holds a discussion on leadership during uncertainty at 9:00 a.m. ET on Feb. 27. The discussion features U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides, and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Ambassador Victoria Nuland. They will share their perspectives on American leadership in an…


Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hears Testimony on ‘Russian Aggression’

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on Jan. 26 entitled “Countering Russian Aggression: Ukraine and Beyond.” The two-hour hearing featured testimony from Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland, USAID Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia Erin McKee, and Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Celeste Wallander. During…


More Russian Airfields Hit Amid Fresh Strikes on Ukrainian Infrastructure

Three Russian military airbases came under attack earlier this week by combat drones that Moscow says were launched from Ukrainian territory. The attacks coincided with a fresh round of Russian artillery strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities, which have further degraded the country’s beleaguered power grid. On Dec. 6, a military airfield near the Russian city…


Kyiv Slams French Proposal to Address Russian Security Fears Over the Expansion of NATO

Kyiv has decried a French proposal to provide Russia with “security guarantees” aimed at addressing the latter’s longstanding concerns over further eastward expansion by the NATO alliance. According to Ukrainian officials, Moscow—not NATO—should provide security guarantees. “[The] civilized world needs ‘security guarantees’ from [the] barbaric intentions of post-Putin Russia,” Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian…


Why Victoria Nuland Is the Forest Gump of US Foreign Policy | Truth Over News

Victoria Nuland, Biden’s under secretary of state for political affairs, is the Forrest Gump of political operatives—with an uncanny habit of disrupting international relations. Although many are unfamiliar with her gaffe-filled history, Nuland has played roles throughout pivotal moments in our nation’s foreign policy history. Nuland, who held a background role in Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi…


Why Victoria Nuland Is the Forrest Gump of US Foreign Policy | Truth Over News

Victoria Nuland, Biden’s under secretary of state for political affairs, is the Forrest Gump of political operatives—with an uncanny habit of disrupting international relations. Although many are unfamiliar with her gaffe-filled history, Nuland has played roles throughout pivotal moments in our nation’s foreign policy history. Nuland, who held a background role in Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi…


MTG Reignites Debate Over 2014 Ukrainian Coup Controversy

Did the U.S. government support the overthrow of Ukraine’s government in 2014, or is that Russian propaganda? Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) reignited debate over this eight-year-old question with her comments on March 16, when she released an anti-war statement on Ukraine. “A potential war with Russia is not comparable with Iraq and Afghanistan. This…


Before Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, a Decade of Destabilization

News analysis As war rages in Ukraine following the invasion by Russia, the realities on the ground are difficult to assess—it is estimated that thousands have been killed, including hundreds of civilians, and up to a million forced to flee their homes. Although Russian President Vladimir Putin is rightly deserving of blame, top U.S. officials…


US, Russia Lift Targeted Sanctions to Allow Nuland Visit: Moscow

MOSCOW—Russia will allow U.S. Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland to visit for talks despite having previously blacklisted her, after Washington agreed to lift a similar restriction placed on a Russian citizen, Moscow said on Sunday. The U.S. official, who is expected in Moscow from Oct. 11 to 13, visits at a time when political…