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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, April 1, 2014

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Apr 14, 2014

Head of NATO Says Ukraine Only Part of Putin’s Ambitions

By Sohrab Ahmari, Wall Street Journal

“I see Ukraine and Crimea in a bigger context,” Mr. [NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh] Rasmussen says. “I see this as an element in a pattern, and it’s driven by President Putin’s strong desire to restore Russian greatness

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Prague

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Apr 11, 2014

NATO Secretary General: Russian Forces Near Ukraine ‘Ready for Combat’

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

For the first time since countries like the Czech Republic won their freedom, and the Cold War ended, we see one state trying to grab part of another’s territory at gunpoint.

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Three anniversaries of NATO enlargement

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Apr 3, 2014

NATO Enlargement Good for Europe and Good for Russia

By Alexander Vershbow, NATO

NATO’s open door is the theme of many meetings these days, and understandably so.

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Meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers, April 1, 2014

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Apr 1, 2014

Details of NATO Plans for Increased Military Cooperation with Countries Near Russia

By Ian Traynor, Guardian

Nato has drawn up plans to strengthen military co-operation with the former Soviet states on Russia’s southern flank after the Kremlin’s seizure of Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula of Crimea.

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, April 1, 2014

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Apr 1, 2014

NATO Suspends Low and Mid-Level Cooperation with Russia

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

We have just discussed the crisis in Ukraine with NATO foreign ministers, and the foreign minister of Ukraine.

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Cold Response 2012exercise

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Apr 1, 2014

As Russia Growls, Swedes, Finns Eye Defense Options, NATO

By Alistair Scrutton and Sakari Suoninen, Reuters

When Russian warplanes staged a mock bombing run on Sweden last year, air defences were caught napping. It was the middle of the night and no Swedish planes were scrambled.

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Feb. 27, 2014

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Apr 1, 2014

NATO Secretary General: ‘The Right to Choose’

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

The crisis in Ukraine is calling into question the very principles upon which we have built the modern Europe.

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, April 1, 2014

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Apr 1, 2014

Secretary General: Russian Aggression Against Ukraine Brings Instability to NATO’s Borders

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine challenges our vision of a Europe whole, free and at peace. It fundamentally changes Europe’s security landscape. And it causes instability right on NATO’s borders.

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Mar 31, 2014

US, Lithuanian, and Swedish Aircraft Participating in NATO Exercise

By Lithuanian Ministry of Defense

“As unrest has escalated in the near vicinity of the Baltic States, NATO has augmented the Baltic Air Policing mission with additional warplanes to be ensuring our security even stronger.

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Russian Presiden Vladimir Putin, March 24, 2014

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Mar 25, 2014

How the US and Europe Should Respond to Russia

By Franklin D. Kramer, U.S. News and World Report

Militarily, the United States, through NATO, should enhance planned exercises in Ukraine and, equally importantly, expand military training and education.

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