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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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NATO Headquarters

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Mar 12, 2014

Will Long Simmering Problems Make NATO a Relic?

By William Cohen and James Jones, Spiegel

[I]t’s important for our European friends to understand that discontent can, and does, flow in more than one direction.

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Sukhoi Su-35

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Mar 12, 2014

Belarus to Ask Russia for Warplanes in Response to NATO Drills

By AFP and Reuters

From AFP:  Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko said Wednesday he would ask Russia to station up to 15 jets in his country in response to NATO’s moves over the Ukraine crisis.

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Admiral Michael Rogers Nominated to Lead United States Cyber Command

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Mar 12, 2014

NSA Nominee Promotes Cyberwar Units

By David E. Sanger, New York Times

All of the major combat commands in the United States military will soon have dedicated forces to conduct cyberattacks alongside their air, naval and ground capabilities

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President of Ukraine Oleksandr V. Turchynov, March 4, 2014

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Mar 12, 2014

Ukrainian President Rebuffs Russian ‘Imperialism’

By Oleksandr V. Turchynov, New York Times

The Kremlin had a strategy designed to weaken Ukraine and its government by prying some regions away from Kiev’s control and establishing enclaves in the south and east similar to Transnistria in Moldova and Abkhazia and South Ossetia in Georgia.

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Members of the Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery training for the ceremonial season

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Mar 12, 2014

Europe Needs a Reset on Defense

By Editors of the Financial Times

The nations of the EU must stop their collective decline as a military power.

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Russian Presiden Vladimir Putin, March 8, 2014

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Mar 11, 2014

Russia: It is Extremely Dangerous to Bring the ‘NATO Factor’ to the Crisis in Ukraine

By Russian Foreign Ministry

Question: How has Moscow perceived NATO’s decision to suspend cooperation with Russia because of the situation in Ukraine, which was announced on the 5 March?

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Unidentified gunmen at Simferopol Airport, Feb. 28, 2014

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Mar 11, 2014

Failure to Support Ukrainian Sovereignty will Tempt Putin to Continue Aggression

By Jon Kyl & Joseph Lieberman, Real Clear World

Russia’s actions in Ukraine also trouble Americans because of their implications for NATO allies and the United States’ common defense responsibilities.

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New members welcomed at 1999 NATO Summit

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Mar 11, 2014

Central European Nations Glad to be in NATO

By AFP

Fifteen years have passed since the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland joined the NATO military alliance, a decision the ex-Soviet satellites now see as fortuitous given today’s Ukraine standoff between Russia and the West.

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UK Foreign Minister William Hague, Sept. 8, 2011

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Mar 10, 2014

UK Foreign Minister: NATO Members Should Increase Defense Spending in Response to Ukraine Crisis

By James Kirkup, Telegraph

William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, has said that Russian aggression in Crimea should force Nato to rethink its defence cuts.

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