AFPC INSIGHTS Episode 20: The view from Ukraine

AFPC Senior Vice President Ilan Berman chats with Amb. James Gilmore III, former Ambassador the OSCE (2019-2021) and Governor of Virginia (1998-2002) and Mr. Jon Lerner, former U.S. Deputy Envoy to the United Nations, about their recent trip to Ukraine on an AFPC-organized delegation. In Kyiv, they met with various senior Ukrainian government and military officials to discuss the state of corruption and institutional reforms, the economy and COVID-19. The delegation also traveled to the front near Mariupol to discuss the state of the Russian-Ukrainian border and see it first-hand. Related reading: Taiwan’s Fate May Be Decided In Ukraine (June 4, 2021 Herman Pirchner, Jr., Alexander B. Gray The Hill)