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Apr 4, 2018

Simakovsky Joins VOA to Discuss Trump’s Attitude Toward Russia

By Mark Simakovsky

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New Atlanticist

Apr 4, 2018

Syria: To Leave or Not to Leave?

By Frederic C. Hof

That is the question.  On the “leave” side of the answer are Bashar al-Assad, Ali Khamenei, Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trump. “Not to leave” is the position of the United States Department of Defense. Who will prevail? Who should? One may stipulate that President Trump’s motives for wanting to put Syria in the rear-view mirror […]

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In the News

Apr 4, 2018

Fried Quoted in USA Today on New Sanctions on Russia

By Daniel Fried

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Apr 4, 2018

US National Security Advisor LTG H.R. McMaster: “Russian Aggression is Strengthening Our Resolve”

Remarks by US National Security Advisor LTG H.R. McMaster at the Atlantic Council in Washington on April 3, 2018. He delivered the keynote address at the event titled, “100 Years of U.S.-Baltic Partnership: Reflecting on the Past and Looking to the Future.”

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New Atlanticist

Apr 4, 2018

LTG H.R. McMaster: The Toughest Man on Russia?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US national security advisor says West has “failed to impose sufficient costs” on Moscow for its aggressive behavior US President Donald J. Trump assured the leaders of the Baltic states—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—at a White House meeting on April 3 that no one has been tougher on Russia than him. Hours later, he was almost […]

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In the News

Apr 3, 2018

Farkas Quoted in Newsmax on the Potential U.S.-Russia Talk

By Evelyn Farkas

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New Atlanticist

Apr 3, 2018

Trump Tells Baltic Leaders He is Tough on Russia

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US President Donald J. Trump has assured leaders of the three Baltic States—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—that no one has been tougher on Russia than him. He also said that he thinks he could have a “very good relationship” with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump made the comments in a joint press conference with the three […]

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In the News

Apr 3, 2018

Farkas Joins MSNBC to Discuss the Possible Meeting of Trump and Putin

By Evelyn Farkas

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UkraineAlert

Apr 3, 2018

Two Ways the West Enables Corruption in Ukraine

By Taras Kuzio

Western pressure on Ukraine to fight corruption has never been greater. But the pressure has been one-sided and focused on Ukraine, which isn’t fair. The West bears some culpability, too. Ukrainians flee criminal prosecution and receive political asylum in the West, and they use Western banks to launder capital from Ukraine. It is time to […]

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UkraineAlert

Apr 3, 2018

Reluctant Russophobes: The Underwhelming International Response to Putin’s Hybrid War

By Peter Dickinson

If Moscow is genuinely innocent of all the misdeeds attributed to it, why does it always seem to get the blame? The Kremlin attributes every new allegation to Russophobia. This excuse has proven ideally suited to the varied terrain of hybrid warfare, serving as a one-size-fits-all explanation for virtually any charge. Whether the claims relate […]

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