> In February 2022, when the PDB revealed new, highly reliable intelligence that Russian President Vladimir Putin was about to invade Ukraine, officials who were present say that it was Harris who suggested that the intel be shown to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a face-to-face meeting—then made the trip to do so herself. One official recalls, “This was some of the most detailed intelligence sharing, outside of intelligence channels, that I have been party to. And her presentation of it, along with options of what we could do about it, was compelling.” Harris has since met with Zelensky five more times.
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I wasn’t sure if this should count as news or an opinion article based on the title, but I found this to be a really informative and surprising read, considering that Kamala is considered weaker on foreign policy.
Some of the points include:
>She’s attended nearly all of the National Security and President’s daily briefings, and has had some involvement in relating some of the intelligence to other foreign leaders, like Zelensky and Macron.
>She’s visited a lot of countries and spoken with a lot of leaders, sometimes just during more ceremonial trips, but enough for them to have made in-roads.
>Some of her advisors are people that have a good reputation with other countries and their world leaders. She has opinions on how to handle situations but since she’s decidedly not a foreign policy wonk, she’s attentive, asks questions but also wants to listen to what more experienced people have to say.
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> In February 2022, when the PDB revealed new, highly reliable intelligence that Russian President Vladimir Putin was about to invade Ukraine, officials who were present say that it was Harris who suggested that the intel be shown to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a face-to-face meeting—then made the trip to do so herself. One official recalls, “This was some of the most detailed intelligence sharing, outside of intelligence channels, that I have been party to. And her presentation of it, along with options of what we could do about it, was compelling.” Harris has since met with Zelensky five more times.
This stood out
I wasn’t sure if this should count as news or an opinion article based on the title, but I found this to be a really informative and surprising read, considering that Kamala is considered weaker on foreign policy.
Some of the points include:
>She’s attended nearly all of the National Security and President’s daily briefings, and has had some involvement in relating some of the intelligence to other foreign leaders, like Zelensky and Macron.
>She’s visited a lot of countries and spoken with a lot of leaders, sometimes just during more ceremonial trips, but enough for them to have made in-roads.
>Some of her advisors are people that have a good reputation with other countries and their world leaders. She has opinions on how to handle situations but since she’s decidedly not a foreign policy wonk, she’s attentive, asks questions but also wants to listen to what more experienced people have to say.