Latest news with #WilliamCourtney
CNBC
15-07-2025
- Politics
- CNBC
Russia wondering if it 'overplayed its hand' with Trump: Former Ambassador
William Courtney, former U.S. ambassador to Georgia and Kazakhstan, talks about President Trump's increasing pressure on Russian President Putin to end its war in Ukraine. He also says Trump's threats of a secondary tariff on Russia is 'not realistic'.
Sky News AU
05-07-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
US support for Ukraine seems to be ‘slacking off a bit'
Former US ambassador William Courtney says the Ukrainians are fighting 'very hard' against Russia's invasion. Mr Courtney told Sky News Australia that Europe is giving 'even more support' to Ukraine. 'While US support seems to be slacking off a bit.'
Sky News AU
05-07-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Israel-Hamas ceasefire has the potential to get ‘unravelled'
Former US ambassador William Courtney discusses a possible ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Mr Courtney told Sky News Australia that deals in the Middle East tend to get 'unravelled based on details'. A 60-day ceasefire in Gaza could be a step closer after Hamas handed over what it is describing as a 'positive response' to a US-brokered proposal. A statement from the regime to mediators says it is ready to immediately engage in negotiations on a mechanism for implementing the proposal.
Sky News AU
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘Damage was severe': Destruction in Fordow leaves Iranians not knowing what to do
Former US ambassador William Courtney discusses the US attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities. 'The Iranians are trying to figure out themselves what is the damage; they don't know,' Mr Courtney told Sky News Australia. 'Our bombs went down the ventilation shafts, so they probably penetrated deeper than what otherwise would've been the case. 'The bunker buster was known to have been designed for Fordow. 'There was a fair amount of consensus that the damage was severe.'
Sky News AU
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
US attack on Iran ‘enhanced leverage' for Trump
Former US ambassador William Courtney claims it was in America's national interest to bomb Iran and its nuclear facilities. 'For several decades, the West and international community have tried to negotiate with Iran to stop the program or at least limit it,' Mr Courtney told Sky News Australia. 'In 2015, there was an agreement to slow the program down. 'Unwisely, the US pulled out of that agreement, and the Iranians have expanded their capability. 'What Israel did and what the US did, both should enhance the leverage of the West to get an agreement that either limits the enrichment or maybe even ends it in Iran.'
