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US missile defense test, Sept. 10, 2013

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Mar 18, 2014

Report: Delays in Missile Defense for Poland, Romania

By Rachel Oswald, Defense One

The Defense Department presently intends to declare the second and third phases of the European Phased Adaptive Approach “technically capable” in 2015 and 2018.

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NATO-EU Strategic Partnership

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Mar 17, 2014

Securing the Transatlantic Community: NATO is Not Enough

By Stanley R. Sloan and Sten Rynning

In Europe, many of the tools required for comprehensive security approaches are coordinated through the EU, some members of which have been unwilling to subordinate that organization to NATO.

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President Barack Obama, Sept. 22, 2013

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Mar 17, 2014

White House List of Russian and Ukrainian Individuals Under US Sanctions

By White House

President Obama today issued a new Executive Order (E.O.) under the national emergency with respect to Ukraine that finds that the actions and policies of the Russian government with respect to Ukraine -– including through the deployment of Russian military forces in the Crimea region of Ukraine –- undermine democratic processes and institutions in Ukraine; threaten […]

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Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen

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Mar 17, 2014

Prime Minister Katainen: Finland is Not Neutral, NATO is an Option

By Yle

In an interview published on Sunday in the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel, Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen reiterated the country’s stance that Finland is not a neutral country, even though it is not part of any military alliances.

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Ukrainian, US, and Polish Air Forces training together, July 29, 2011

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Mar 17, 2014

US Army to Proceed with Planned Exercise in Ukraine

By Nancy Montgomer, Stars and Stripes

Atlas Vision is canceled. But Rapid Trident is still a go.

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French warship Mistral

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Mar 15, 2014

France Closer to Reviewing Arms Sales to Russia in Future Sanctions

By John Irish, Reuters

French President Francois Hollande said on Saturday Paris would review its military cooperation with Russia as part of a third level of sanctions if Moscow did not de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine.

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, March 5, 2014

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Mar 14, 2014

NATO Chief: Referendum in Crimea Violates Ukrainian Constitution and International Law

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

I continue to follow developments in Ukraine with great concern. The so-called referendum in the Ukrainian Autonomous Republic of Crimea planned on 16 March would be a direct violation of the Ukrainian constitution and international law.

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Ukrainian Defense Minister Ihor Tenyukh

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Mar 14, 2014

Obama Administration Turns Down Request from Ukraine for Weapons and Ammunition

By Adam Entous, Wall Street Journal

Ukraine’s interim government has appealed for U.S. military aid, including arms, ammunition and intelligence support, according to senior U.S. officials.

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Swedish soldier in Afghanistan

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Mar 13, 2014

After Crimea, Sweden Flirts With Joining NATO

By Matt Ford, Atlantic

It’s a good time to have friends in Eastern Europe.

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Russian light infantry fighting vehicles 12 miles from Ukrainian border, March 12 2014

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Mar 13, 2014

Russia Massing Military Forces Near Border With Ukraine

By Steven Lee Myers and Alison Smale, New York Times

Russia’s Defense Ministry announced new military operations in several regions near the Ukrainian border on Thursday

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