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Ukrainian government checkpoint in Donbass, August 21, 2014

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Feb 2, 2015

Top NATO Commander Supports Providing Weapons to Defend Ukraine

By Michael R. Gordon and Eric Schmitt, New York Times

With Russian-backed separatists pressing their attacks in Ukraine, NATO’s military commander, Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, now supports providing defensive weapons and equipment to Kiev’s beleaguered forces, and an array of administration and military officials appear to be edging toward that position, American officials said Sunday.

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US soldiers testing a M98 Javelin Weapon System, Sept. 23, 2014

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Jan 30, 2015

US Should Provide Lethal Assistance to Ukraine

By Steven Pifer and Strobe Talbott, Washington Post

Washington needs to do more to get Russia to change course. That means giving the Ukrainian military sufficient means to make further aggression so costly that Putin and the Russian army are deterred from escalating the fight.

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French tank, July 14, 2012

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Jan 30, 2015

France Sending Tanks To Poland

By Lorne Cook, AP

France is pledging tanks and armored vehicles to bolster NATO forces in Poland, where leaders are increasingly uneasy about Russia.

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Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work, June 12, 2014

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Jan 29, 2015

Pentagon Official Urges NATO to Focus on Innovative Weapons

By Reuters and DoD News

From Andrea Shalal, Reuters: U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work on Wednesday urged NATO allies to develop and make more innovative weapons, and said bold action was needed to stay ahead of rapid weapons development by China, Russia and other countries.

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British figher jet intercepts Russian Tu-95 Bear bomber, Sept. 16, 2014

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Jan 29, 2015

British Fighter Jets Scrambled to Intercept Russian Bombers

By Kyle MacLellan, Reuters

British Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled to intercept two Russian Bear long-range bombers which had flown close to UK airspace, Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Thursday.

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Patriot missile system deployed in Turkey

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Jan 28, 2015

Spanish Patriot Missiles in Turkey Now Operational

By NATO

Spanish troops joined NATO’s Patriot anti-ballistic missile deployment in Adana, Turkey on Monday (26 January 2015), replacing a Dutch unit which had been stationed there since January 2013.

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President Barack Obama at Osan Air Base, Nov. 19, 2009

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Jan 27, 2015

After Years of Cuts, Obama Proposes Increasing US Defense Budget

By Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One

The Obama administration will propose a defense spending increase to levels not seen since 2012 when it sends Congress a $585 billion Pentagon budget request on Monday.

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Donbas Battalion, August 9, 2014

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Jan 27, 2015

Former Ambassador to NATO: US Should Provide Lethal Military Aid to Ukraine Now

By Ivo Daalder, Financial Times

Mr Putin has demonstrated no interest in ending the conflict or finding a workable political solution.

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US Abrams tanks at Grafenwöhr, Germany

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Jan 27, 2015

US Examining Sites in Eastern Europe for Pre-Positioning 220 Armored Vehicles

By John Vandiver and Michael Darnell, Stars and Stripes

U.S. Army Europe will soon dispatch a survey team to eastern Europe to scout locations for tanks and other military hardware as part of a broader effort to bolster the U.S. military presence in a region rattled by Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, the Army’s top commander in Europe said Friday.

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Dec. 1, 2014

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Jan 26, 2015

NATO Chief: ‘The Foreign Forces in Ukraine Are Russian’

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

We have just held an extraordinary meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission.

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