A Withdrawn Ukraine Letter and the Progressive Debate About Biden's Foreign Policy

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A Withdrawn Ukraine Letter and the Progressive Debate About Biden's Foreign Policy

Last week, thirty members of Congress issued, updated, and retracted a letter calling for more direct diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine. What happened?

By Matthew Duss

Published on Nov 1, 2022

The New Yorker

About the Author

Matthew Duss

Former Visiting Scholar, American Statecraft Program

Matthew Duss is the executive vice president at the Center for International Policy. He served as a foreign-policy advisor to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders from 2017 to 2022.

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