‘My fear is we are going to reward Vladimir Putin for his war crimes’: Ambassador Ian Kelly addresses America’s changing position in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
A serviceman mourns at the Memorial Wall of Fallen Defenders of Ukraine in Russian-Ukrainian War in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko
February 24, 2025 marks three years since Russia’s latest invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told NBC over the weekend said the estimated number of killed Ukrainian soldiers is around 46,000, along with "tens of thousands more" unaccounted for, potentially dead as well. There are conflicting reports when it comes to losses on the Russian side. Some researchers and journalists have placed the figure somewhere around 150,000 dead Russian soldiers since November of last year, according to The New York Times. And now, after Ukraine had fairly strong support from the US under former President Joe Biden, things are changing dramatically with President Donald Trump. He has had his people in supposed peace talks with the Russian government, excluding Ukraine. We talked about where the war stands now and how it goes forward with dwindling US support.
Guest:
Ambassador Ian Kelly
Ambassador in residence • Northwestern University - Former US Ambassador to Georgia
US. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Former State Department spokesperson
Other segments on the Russian invasion of Ukraine on The 21st Show:
- March 9, 2022: Ambassador Ian Kelly on Ukraine
- March 14, 2022: Family of ISU student fleeing war in Ukraine
- March 15, 2022: Durbin discusses Russia’s war on Ukraine and Supreme Court hearings
- April 21, 2022: Terrell Jermaine Starr on life and war in Ukraine
- June 6, 2022: On the ground in Ukraine, 100 days since Russian invasion
- January 10, 2023: Central Illinois ambulances sent to Ukraine