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Meeting of NATO NAC and EU PSC, March 5, 2014

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Mar 5, 2014

NATO and EU Ambassadors Meet to Discuss Ukraine Crisis

By European Union

The European Union’s Political and Security Committee (PSC) and NATO’s North Atlantic Council (NAC) held a joint informal meeting today to discus s the situation in Ukraine

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France's Mistral warship, November 25, 2006

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Mar 5, 2014

Russia’s Mistral Warship Sets Sail for First Time

By AP

A French-built warship designed to strengthen Russia’s ability to deploy troops, tanks and helicopter gunships is getting its first test run Wednesday — just as Western powers are trying to rein in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military threat to Ukraine.

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NATO's Steadfast Jazz 2013 Exercise

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Mar 4, 2014

Brzezinski: NATO Should Prepare to Help Defend Ukraine

By Zbigniew Brzezinski, Washington Post

Much depends on how clearly the West conveys to the dictator in the Kremlin — a partially comical imitation of Mussolini and a more menacing reminder of Hitler — that NATO cannot be passive if war erupts in Europe

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Turkish F-16 jet

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Mar 4, 2014

Turkey Scrambles Jets After Russian Plane Flies Near its Black Sea Coast

By Reuters and Anadolu Agency

From Reuters:  The Turkish Air Force scrambled eight F-16 fighter jets after a Russian surveillance plane flew parallel along its Black Sea coast

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NATO flag at headquarters in Brussels

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Mar 4, 2014

NATO Responds to Ukraine Crisis With ‘Rigorous and On-Going Assessment ‘

By NATO

The North Atlantic Council has met at Poland’s request to hold consultations within the framework of Article 4 of the Washington Treaty

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Gripen Jets

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Mar 4, 2014

Sweden Responds to Russian Exercises by Sending Jets to Baltic Base

By The Local (Sweden)

The Swedish Armed Forces sent extra air defence to the island of Gotland on Tuesday in response to a large-scale Russian training exercise being carried out in the Baltic Sea.

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Meeting of the North Altantic Council in Foreign Ministers' session, Dec. 3, 2013

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Mar 3, 2014

NATO Describes Ukraine Crisis as Threat to Its Members

By NATO

The North Atlantic Council, which includes the ambassadors of all 28 NATO Allies, will meet on Tuesday 4 March, following a request by Poland under article 4 of NATO’s founding Washington Treaty.

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President Barack Obama discussing Ukraine with national security advisors, Feb. 28, 2014

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Mar 3, 2014

President Obama’s Foreign Policy is Based on Fantasy

By Editorial Board of the Washington Post

For five years, President Obama has led a foreign policy based more on how he thinks the world should operate than on reality.

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President Barack Obama Talking on Phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, March 1, 2014

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Mar 3, 2014

Ukraine Crisis Tests Obama’s Foreign Policy Focus on Diplomacy Over Military Force

By Scott Wilson, Washington Post

Ukraine has emerged as a test of Obama’s argument that, far from weakening American power, he has enhanced it through smarter diplomacy, stronger alliances and a realism untainted by the ideology that guided his predecessor.

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USS Connecticut in the Arctic Ocean, March 19, 2011

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Feb 28, 2014

US Navy Releases New Arctic Strategy

By US Navy

From United States Navy:  The U.S. Navy released an updated Arctic Roadmap Feb. 24 to prepare naval forces over the next 15 years for operations in the Arctic Ocean.

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