. >> william taylor is a former u.s. ambassador to ukraine and vice president for russia and europe at the u.s. institute of peace, and he joins us now from pittsburgh, pennsylvania. and very grateful to. to apologize. i mean, what was your take? and do you think a lot of that had to do with the fact that it was azerbaijan that in terms of him wanting to preserve that kind of a relationship? >> i think you're right, paula. i think you're exactly right that president putin is worried about his standing with with friends and allies. he's had a bad couple of weeks, as you've reported. you know, he has a problem in syria. um, he has got new sanctions on from the united states on his oil exports. his economy is shaky. um, he's had several problems uh, generated by the ukrainians attacking deep into russia. um, so president putin is, is looking to keep what allies he has. i wouldn't call azerbaijan an ally, but it is certainly a friend and is certainly a friend of turkey. so i think you're right. it's unusual admission of of o

but all about this, usually even william taylor was the case with good josby and so was saddam hussein and not suffering happens just because he failed states arising. and of course, i wonder why the europeans don't act at all because was very close to it. this will cause father refugee flight resort to the just too much. so as i would have made a con luxury, he says the news soon enough. so this should be wary of repercussions from west and back regime change. a very intelligent and obviously very sensitive the statement from july me that david not funding to the trap of americans are made to on the demo friendship of support or housing. what they did with us as long as on the dog . and you know what they did with the, you know, and possibly the countryman, the gene take, even in libya, it's just very important that the drill down the understands the strategic depth of the nation with russia and cbs. it did, i think as long as the we keep that momentum carry on and if they would understand the, you know, continued deal the strengthening relation between russia and celia. it is very im

but all about there's usually even william taylor's and i was the case to be good asking. and so was saddam hussein hall and not suffering happens just because he failed to state and arise. and of course, i wonder why the europeans don't act at all. i was was very close to it. this will close father refugee flight resort division i just, i was talking with a gentleman part of a member of stefan carter. now he said the current situation in syria. the classic example of what happens the countries did not comply with the so called western rules based international order. it's a proxy war and it's a conflict. so like i said, i'm in the countries don't do what about nations like us, for example. i want them to do that will be the plan on reading change. we have seen this in syria, and so it's also geo political interests. think about it states to cut all russia from the f for supply base to see syria. so it's also a mental all africa. 6 s, we all know the rest of the system, find the forces in africa by us to re up. and so that's probably your big interest of the united states.

joining me now is william taylor, former u.s. ambassador to ukraine.this just a short time ago and putin's comments. he described him as vacuous and said this is not a man who anyone should take seriously when it comes to saying he ready for a negotiated settlement. are you as skeptical as john kirby? >> i am. the ukrainians have experience negotiating with vladimir putin from 2014 up until 2022, when they invaded. 2014 of course when they first invaded and 2022 when they had the big invasion. peace talks went on in minsk, belarus. and every time there was particularly on ceasefires the russians violated them. the ukrainians are skeptical about ceasefires in particular when they don't have the guarantee that the russians won't invade again. >> so what do you see as anything or is there anything that could bring these two sides to the table? we haven't heard, by the way, from ukraine yet. >> we haven't, although in the past a couple -- in the past week are two president zelenskyy has indicated that again if he has security guarantee, some reason to beli

. >> with me now to discuss is william taylor, a former u.s. ambassador to ukraine.ambassador, good to have you today. just first, i mean, does it surprise you to hear these pretty strong words from the president of azerbaijan in accusing russia for this crash? >> well, it is not surprising that the leader of that country, azerbaijan, would demand an acknowledgment of responsibility. president putin has said that he's sorry he received an apology. he hasn't taken responsibility and the president of azerbaijan is also well within his rights to expect some some justice, some kind of justice, some some recompense for the survivors and the victims. >> yeah. >> would you expect that justice in this situation? i mean, you'll remember that russia never took responsibility for downing the malaysia airlines flight over an area in eastern ukraine more than ten years ago? would you expect this time to be different? >> i don't think it will be different in that real that putin will not admit that his military is so incompetent and made such a bad, fatal mistake that and he will

joining us now for more is former united states ambassador to ukraine, william taylor.nstitute for peace vice president russia and europe. it is always an honor to have these conversations with you. and these are tough conversations. but here's an easy one. incoming president donald trump made a promise repeatedly that all he needed was a conversation with vladimir putin to end the war in ukraine. why hasn't happened yet? >> of course, he is not present yet. and it is not at all clear that even if you were that putin, the russian leader, would be interested. would say yes. there has been indications from the ukrainian side that they might be willing to have these conversations when the time comes, but, katie, they have made one clear request. for these conversations. that is a guarantee of their security so that the russians don't invade again. that is what the ukrainians have asked for. so if they are willing to sit down with that condition, it is not at all clear that the russians aren't in the same place. >> you know, ambassador, these plans by biden to be able to sa

also with with us is william taylor. he's former ambassador to ukraine, certainly knows russia's operations well. first, ambassador taylor, i want to start with you, because it's impossible to look at these images of the fuselage, those puncture holes, bending inward, indicating an exterior event. and you see there on the left side of the screen, the downing of malaysian airlines flight 14 over ukraine by a russian missile, as you know, from your own, your own time in ukraine and testifying following. do you see a similar scenario here? russian missile strikes a passenger jet. >> jim, the similarities are that the russians deny it. the russians deny it every time. they, as you've reported, they come up with these odd explanations, incredible explanations. the bird strike. in this case, there were some really wild ones in the 1 in 2014, as you said. they blamed it on the cia. they blamed you know, just amazing. so they and they to this day continue to deny their responsibility. what normal civilized nations do is accept r

joining us now for more, former united states ambassador to ukraine, william taylor.tes institute for peace and vice president for russia in europe. ambassador taylor, it is always good to have conversations with you. here is an easy one. incoming president, donald trump, made a promise repeatedly. all he needed was a conversation with vladimir putin, to end the war in ukraine. >> of course, he is not president yet. it is not at all clear that even if he were, vladimir putin, the russian leader, would be interested, and say yes. from the ukrainian side, they might be able to have these conversations when the time comes. they have made one clear request for these conversations. that is a guarantee of their security, so that the russians don't invade again. that's what the ukrainians have asked for. they are willing to sit down with that condition, then they are in a safe place. >> ambassador, these plans from president joe biden, to be able to sanction russia's energy sector, how successful do you think these could be, considering the fact that vladimir putin, and russ

williams, into the end zone, touchdown. >> back to taylor. trying to put away all by himself. into the open field one more time. stiff arm. loosen the load. he's into the end zone. >> first and 10. faked to williams. leaping. and the pylon touchdown! >> hubbard. dancing into the end zone and a panthers victory with a touchdown in overtime. >> first and 10. another big run. there he goes! he's got wide open space. >> number 70. doing a nice job as an extra blocker. >> on the ground. still going. james cook takes it the distance! >> play action. stepping up. launching down field. and it is caught! >> kwik stop. daniels has an open man. coverage. touchdown! tie game! >> those were some of the biggest touchdowns from across the nfl yesterday. including one of 5 thrown by rookie quarterback daniels as he led the washington commanders to a comeback win over the philadelphia eagles. the eagles failing to clinch the nfc east after falling for the first time in 10 games as they played without quarterback jaelyn hurts for the majority of the matchup. h

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jamison williams into the end zone. touchdown! >> back to taylor.ying to put it away all by himself. into the open field one more time. oh, a stiff arm to loosen the load. he's into the end zone. >> first and ten. fake to williams. here they go. higby, five, leaping, and the pylon touchdown. >> hubbard, dancing into the end zone. a panthers victory with a touchdown in overtime. >> first and ten. another big run. there he goes. he's got wide open space. achane. >> on the ground, cook has a hole, still going. james cook takes it the distance. >> play action, stepping up. launching downfield. and it is caught! >> quick snap, flag is in the secondary. daniels had an open man. blown coverage. zacchaeus, touchdown. tie game! >> pressure, showing the pressure. here it comes in the back. jordan lewis got there. mayfield pitches it forward. a gain out of that. the ball taken away. >> those were some of the biggest plays from across the nfl yesterday, including the dallas cowboys' game-sealing turnover to beat the buccaneers on sunday night football over on n

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williams ruled out today as was running back isaac on defense. nick bosa and drake greenlaw are both listed as questionable. now with gurendo out the revolving door of running backs continues to spin. patrick taylor junior. we'll get the opportunity to start on sunday. taylor has played sparingly this season, but he did have 7 carries for 25 yards and a touchdown in the 40 niners blowout win over the bears a couple of weeks ago before the bears game. the 26 year-old was exact same stat 7 carries for 25 yards over to other games. but look, he knows the system. and kyle shanahan is just happy to have a back with 2 healthy legs. training camp is a real good job for us played in this league before. >> has experience are green bay and when he's gotten his opportunities with us here on the ball. well, so and he has around the ball is really special teams. so big opportunity and we and i was around, you know, backs like great you know, i mean, elijah week after jordan then that that isaac being around those guys, you know, i feel like a level of my >> been a tough season for the niners. things really aren't going a whole lot better right now for the war years. these days after starting the season, 12 3,

william, thanks >> the district attorney in houston says she is seeking capitol punishment against the illegal immigrants accused in the death of a 12-year-old girl. correspondent brook taylorllegal migrants from venezuela accused of sexual assaulting and killing 12 year old jocelyn nungaray before dumping her body now face the death penalty. harris county district attorney made the announcement today bashing her own policy. >> the democrat policies of open borders have failed the american public. >> reporter: jocelyn's mother sharing her reaction to fox first. >> the death penalty is the right move to go in because it's the worst punishment of the worst and what they did is the worst punishment i could ever have which is to forever deal with the loss of my child. >> reporter: in june, investigators say 12-year-old jocelyn nungaray snuck out of her home and walked to a 7-11 where she came across men wall and frankly ra mows who investigators say lured jocelyn under a bridge for two hours her body found with her hands tied and partially undressed. according to the state, harris county currently has 64 convicted inmates on death row. which is higher than any other texas count