Kurt Volker

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[Wikipedia] Kurt Douglas Volker is an American diplomat who served as George W. Bush's last U.S. Ambassador to NATO. Later he served as executive director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership and in a volunteer capacity as Donald Trump's U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine until his resignat

Quotes by Kurt Volker

Trump wants to make peace; he wants to see Ukrainian conflict resolved; he wants to see Ukraine get its territory back. It's…

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Choices

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If we are going to have any improvement in U.S.-Russia relations - which I think should be an objective of the United…

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Goals

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I actually think that the Russians are exploring the idea: Is it worth ending this conflict in the Donbass in eastern Ukraine,…

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Committed

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The way I think of it is that Russia is not going to change fundamentally. They may change tactics; they may look…

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Action

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People want strength. They want American values. They want American interests. They want to be successful. And I'd say that's on both…

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American values

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The big issue is whether Ukraine is successful as a country. Democracy. Market economy. Prosperity. Security. And so on. And whether we…

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Conflict

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We shouldn't be lowering standards for NATO membership; we have to insist on democracy, reform, market economy, anti-corruption, reformed military, contributions to…

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