Russian Hybrid Threats Report: Despite debunking of false flags, Putin recognizes breakaway republics

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Russian Hybrid Threats Report: Despite debunking of false flags, Putin recognizes breakaway republics

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Russian Hybrid Threats Report: Despite debunking of false flags, Putin recognizes breakaway republics

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Feb 22, 2022

Russian Hybrid Threats Report: Despite debunking of false flags, Putin recognizes breakaway republics

By Digital Forensic Research Lab

The Council's open-source researchers break down how the Kremlin is seeking to justify incursions in Ukraine, and where the troops are moving.

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Feb 22, 2022

Manning in CNN: President Biden says Vladimir Putin has chosen to invade Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

On February 22, Fareed Zakaria cited Manning’s article about the ability of the United States to negotiate with China on his CNN show. In his Foreign Policy article, Manning wrote, “Henry Kissinger said recently of the U.S.-China relationship: ‘Our leaders and their leaders have to discuss the limits beyond which they will not push threats […]

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O’Toole quoted in Foreign Policy on deterrence sanctions

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Feb 22, 2022

Warrick quoted in The Week on the outcomes of Russia’s prolonged invasion of Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

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Feb 21, 2022

Russia just ordered troops into Ukraine again. What happens next?

By Atlantic Council experts

As the fast-moving situation on the ground develops, our experts weigh in on what this moment means for a world that could soon be forever altered.

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Feb 21, 2022

Ambassador Fried interviewed on CNN on Putin’s offenses

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Feb 21, 2022

Friedlander quoted in The New York Times on the sanctions rollout

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Feb 21, 2022

Lipsky quoted in Bloomberg discussing Eastern Caribbean dollar DCash being offline for 30 days

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Feb 21, 2022

Ambassador Fried quoted in Washington Post on Biden’s trade and investment actions against Russia

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Warrick on al-Ghad al-Arabi

In the News

Feb 21, 2022

Thomas Warrick in in al-Ghad al-Arabi on televised Russian rhetoric

By Atlantic Council

Thomas Warrick discusses Putin's military intentions with with Cairo-based al-Ghad al-Arabi.

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