December 03, 2025
NATO Foreign Ministers to Meet in Brussels Without the U.S. In Attendance
NATO foreign ministers will meet in Brussels Wednesday, and the ongoing negotiations to end the war in Ukraine will be top of mind. But there will be a notable absence: The U.S. Jim Townsend joined NPR to discuss.
Listen to the full interview on NPR.
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