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Russian President Vladimir Putin, June 4, 2014

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Jul 10, 2014

Russia Becoming More Unpopular Around the Globe Due to Invasion of Ukraine

By Pew Research Center

As the European Union considers further sanctions on Russia for its role in the standoff in Ukraine, Russia is broadly unpopular in many countries around the globe and increasingly disliked in Europe and the United States.

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General Sir Richard Shirreff (ret.), Feb. 18, 2014

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Jul 10, 2014

Former NATO Military Leader Calls for Permanent Basing of NATO Troops in the Baltics

By Steven Swinford, Telegraph

[O]ne of Britain’s most senior generals said that British troops should be permanently stationed in the Baltic States as part of a Nato task force to deter an invasion by Russia.

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EU Operation Atalanta, Nov. 15, 2010

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Jul 9, 2014

EU Issues New Maritime Security Strategy

By European Union

Excerpts from the European Union Maritime Security Strategy.

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Armed men, believed to be Russians, near military base in Perevalnoye, March 17, 2014

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Jul 9, 2014

NATO Needs Strategy for Russia’s Little Green Men

By Steven Pifer, Spiegel

NATO should think through the implications of the little green men phenomenon, in particular for the Baltic states of Estonia and Latvia.

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Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and President Barack Obama, July 8, 2014

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Jul 9, 2014

Secretary General: NATO Needs Elite Units at ‘High Alert’

By Julian E. Barnes, Wall Street Journal

The leader of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization said Tuesday that Russia is continuing to try to destabilize Ukraine, including through a new military buildup on its border

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Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and President Barack Obama, July 8, 2014

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Jul 9, 2014

Video of NATO Secretary General at the White House

By NATO

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen thanked President Barack Obama for his country’s leadership within the Alliance and strong commitment to transatlantic security during talks with the United States president at the White House

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EUCOM commander Gen. Philip Breedlove, July 1, 2014

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Jul 8, 2014

EUCOM Chief: Time To Stop Drawdown of US Troops in Europe

By Andrew Tilghman, Defense News

The top US commander in Europe said he will probably need more troops to counter the renewed military threat from Russia that is roiling the far eastern region of Europe.

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NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence logo

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Jul 7, 2014

Seven Allies Establish NATO’s Strategic Communications Center of Excellence in Latvia

By NATO STRATCOM COE, Latvian Ministry of Defense, AFP

From NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence:  On 1 July, at the Supreme Allied Command Transformation HQ in Norfolk (U.S.), Latvia alongside with Estonia, Germany, Italy Lithuania, Poland, and the UK signed the Memorandums of Understanding for the establishment of the NATO StratCom Centre of Excellence in Riga

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Russian Su-27 fighter jet, March 27, 2009

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Jul 7, 2014

Five Russian Weapons of War NATO Should Fear

By Robert Farley, National Interest

If diplomacy fails and politics push the alliance into war, these are the weapons NATO will need to worry about the most.

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Alexander Stubb when he was foreign minister, August 22, 2011

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Jul 7, 2014

Finnish Prime Minister Still Eyes NATO Membership

By Juhana Rossi, Wall Street Journal

Finland is unlikely to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the coming years because of a lack of support among Finnish voters—despite Russia’s recent annexation of Crimea

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