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Former U.S. Ambassador George Kent: Support for Ukraine Is a U.S. National Interest
Summary
At a Hinckley Institute forum at the University of Utah, former U.S. diplomat George Kent argued that backing Ukraine defends the international order, warned that rhetoric about taking Greenland strains alliances, and highlighted battlefield-driven innovation in drone and defense production as lessons for U.S. and European policy.
Former U.S. Ambassador George Kent told a University of Utah Hinckley Institute forum that U.S. support for Ukraine is a matter of national interest and a defense of the international order.
"The support for Ukraine is in U.S. national interest," Kent said in opening remarks, arguing that Ukraine is fighting to preserve the principle that states may defend their borders. He said Russia’s campaigns since 2014 reflect an effort by President Vladimir Putin to expand Russian influence and that Moscow uses a mix of conventional force and hybrid "active measures"—including disinformation and covert operations—to weaken Western alliances.
Kent recounted his diplomatic career and described recent events and rhetoric as risks to the transatlantic relationship. He warned that public talk about the United States "taking" Greenland is "incredibly damaging to the U.S.–European relationship," saying such rhetoric plays into Russian narratives and undermines…
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