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<title><![CDATA[Kurt Volker - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/42083.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Kurt Volker]]></description><category domain="42083">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Trump Should Rethink Greenland Position]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/greenland-kurt-volker-rare-earth/2026/01/11/id/1241701/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump is right when he identified the Arctic region as a strategic priority for the U.S.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What I Would Advise Trump on His Meeting With Putin]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/08/10/kurt_volker_we_should_never_recognize_russian_occupation_of_east_ukraine_but_we_can_have_a_ceasefire.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker offers this advice to President Trump ahead of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week: "We should never be recognizing Russia's aggression and occupation of Ukrainian territory, but we could get to a point where there's a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Europe's NATO Members Can Help Ukraine, Themselves]]></title>
							<link>https://archive.is/JoMPF</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Ukraine can be the forward operating laboratory for Europe'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s own future air security]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Meloni Should Lead the Way on Ukraine's Economic Recovery]]></title>
							<link>https://cepa.org/article/meloni-should-lead-the-way-on-ukraines-economic-recovery/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The West can find new purpose by reimagining its support to Ukraine at the coming recovery conference. Meloni should lead the way.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Congress Should Strengthen Trump&rsquo;s Hand on Ukraine]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/05/02/congress_should_strengthen_trumps_hand_on_ukraine_152742.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[By passing lend-lease legislation for Ukraine and authorizing secondary sanctions on those who help Russia evade existing oil, gas, and financial sanctions, Congress can give President Trump a strong hand to play in future talks aimed at convincing Putin to end the war.
Over 100 days...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Where Does Ukraine Go From Here?]]></title>
							<link>https://cepa.org/article/ukraine-where-do-we-go-from-here/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump's has four key demands for Ukraine and Europe. They will be difficult to meet, writes Ambassador Kurt Volker in Kyiv.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why a Resources Deal With U.S. Makes Sense for Ukraine]]></title>
							<link>https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/47557</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Here's why President Trump's proposed resources deal should be taken seriously.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ukraine Advances: How We Can Help]]></title>
							<link>https://cepa.org/article/ukraine-advances-how-the-west-can-help/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Ukraine's Kursk offensive has exploded the narrative that the war is a stalemate. With the right support, there can be a strategic victory.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[NATO at 75: Whistling Past the Graveyard]]></title>
							<link>https://cepa.org/article/nato-at-75-whistling-past-the-graveyard/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As NATO leaders meet in Washington, the existential issues of US leadership and defeating Putin in Ukraine are not on the formal agenda.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Ukraine Wins]]></title>
							<link>https://cepa.org/article/how-ukraine-wins/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It took far too long, but House Speaker Mike Johnson showed true leadership in bringing Ukraine aid to a vote.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ukraine's Valley Forge Moment]]></title>
							<link>https://cepa.org/article/ukraines-valley-forge-moment/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There is reason for optimism about Ukraine's fight for freedom. Russia has long supply lines, Ukraine has iron-clad will and outside help.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Beginning of the End of Russia's War on Ukraine]]></title>
							<link>https://cepa.org/article/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-russias-war-on-ukraine/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As Russian forces fight themselves, no matter what Prigozhin says, it is clear to Russians there is no point risking their lives in Ukraine.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Urgency Must Replace Complacency in Ukraine Policy]]></title>
							<link>https://cepa.org/article/urgency-must-replace-complacency-in-wests-ukraine-policy/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Biden's visit to Kyiv on February 20 underlines that American prestige is on the line in Ukraine must help defeat Russia.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[No Victory for Putin]]></title>
							<link>https://cepa.org/no-victory-for-putin/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Whatever hopes Vladimir Putin may have had to celebrate a Russian victory over Ukraine on May 9, the reality is that he has merely damaged Russia itself.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Desperate and Dangerous: Managing Putin]]></title>
							<link>https://cepa.org/desperate-and-dangerous-managing-putin/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime is showing growing desperation as its war against Ukraine falls further into disarray.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Six Ways To Help Ukraine Survive Right Now]]></title>
							<link>https://cepa.org/six-ways-to-help-ukraine-survive-right-now/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Ukraine has shown remarkable resolve, resilience, and military capacity as it defends itself against Russia's unprovoked and massive attacks.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Buckle Up: This is Just the First Step]]></title>
							<link>https://cepa.org/buckle-up-this-is-just-the-first-step/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to recognize the so-called Luhansk and Donetsk Peoples Republics as independent states is not an end but a beginning]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The (Russian) Empire Strikes Back]]></title>
							<link>https://cepa.org/putin-is-determined-to-rebuild-the-russian-empire/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As the US and NATO allies negotiate with Russia this week, they need to accept a sobering reality: Vladimir Putin is determined to rebuild the Russian empire.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How to Survive Winter, Confound Putin and Save Ukraine]]></title>
							<link>https://cepa.org/how-to-survive-winter-confound-putin-and-save-ukraine/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin is engaged in a multi-pronged escalation of threats within Europe. His schemes can be defeated.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Everyone Suffers When America Turns Its Back]]></title>
							<link>https://cepa.org/everyone-suffers-when-america-turns-its-back/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The on-off US foreign policy of the 21st century is damaging the world and America itself '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' the government must be shrewder and more consistent.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden's Best Chance to Get Back on Course With Europe]]></title>
							<link>https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/09/bidens-best-chance-get-back-course-europe/185698/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president should send his best team to NATO and EU talks, find common ground on China, and repair the damage done by the AUKUS submarine deal.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Afghanistan's End Portends a Darker U.S. Future]]></title>
							<link>https://cepa.org/afghanistans-end-portends-a-darker-u-s-future/</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://cepa.org/afghanistans-end-portends-a-darker-u-s-future/]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[America's withdrawal from Afghanistan is causing the implosion of the Afghan government.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Putin Keeps Winning]]></title>
							<link>https://cepa.org/how-putin-keeps-winning/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Russia's president exploits three mistakes the United States makes time and again.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Successful Biden-Putin Summit May Not Look How You Think]]></title>
							<link>https://cepa.org/what-does-a-successful-biden-putin-summit-look-like-not-what-you-think/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There can be no accommodation unless and until Russian aggression ends and it returns to the rules-based order]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Plan for NATO to Get Serious About Russia]]></title>
							<link>https://cepa.org/a-plan-for-nato-to-get-serious-about-russia/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The NATO Summit on June 14 will define the future of NATO for the rest of the Biden Administration.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Time to Re-Boot Georgian Democracy]]></title>
							<link>https://cepa.org/time-to-re-boot-georgian-democracy/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Georgia is at a dangerous impasse that risks everything the country has fought so hard to achieve.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Fresh Look at Turkey]]></title>
							<link>https://cepa.org/inbox-a-fresh-look-at-turkey/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Both the Obama and the Trump administrations sought to improve U.S.-Turkish strategic cooperation, but without much success. The stars may be aligning for the Biden administration to make it work.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Amid China's Hostile Takeover, Hong Kong Needs Help]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cepa.org/hong-kong-needs-help</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Hong Kong needs help. This is a struggle where the West can '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and must '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' get involved, argues Ambassador Kurt Volker.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Building the Post-Coronavirus World]]></title>
							<link>https://nationalinterest.org/feature/building-post-pandemic-world-156791</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The West'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' the idea, not the place'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'remains the most visionary, powerful, resourceful, inspiring, and sustainable hope for humanity. Our leaders must marshal these strengths now to build a post-pandemic world that will benefit future generations.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Building the Post-Covid World]]></title>
							<link>https://lmc.icds.ee/building-the-post-pandemic-world/?fbclid=IwAR0QLcg8N1f-twT4lgHtBVWDx4A2J0xzLxbwmzP7naA08JKuofNYf2mSxv4</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kurt Volker</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The West should pull itself together in order to compete with China and Russia.]]></description>
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