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Former ambassador on NATO's meeting in Ukraine and the ongoing war

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former U.S. ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker about the meeting and the ongoing war.

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Military representatives from all 32 NATO member states met in Kyiv.
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former U.S. ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker about the meeting and the ongoing war.

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Military representatives from all 32 NATO member states met in Kyiv. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Kurt Volker, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, about the meeting and the ongoing war.

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