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New Atlanticist

Feb 3, 2015

Ukraine Urgently Needs ‘Front-Loaded’ Aid Package, Finance Minister Says

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Jaresko: IMF Credits Will Not Help Enough If ‘Dribbled Out Over 12 or 15 Months’ Ukraine urgently requires a “front-loaded” financial package from the International Monetary Fund to help its economy recover from the challenges posed by a recession and a war with Russian-backed separatists, according to Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko. “If this money […]

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In the News

Feb 3, 2015

Benitez on US Aid to Ukraine

By Jorge Benitez

NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez joins CCTV America to discuss US aid to Ukraine and potential Russian reaction to increased military assistance to Ukraine:

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In the News

Feb 3, 2015

Ullman: Arming Ukraine — Deterring or Provoking Disaster?

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for the Huffington Post on what arming Ukraine means for both NATO and Russia:

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In the News

Feb 3, 2015

Herbst: “The Russian Government Has Shown No Interest in a Diplomatic Settlement”

By John Herbst

International Business Times quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John Herbst on whether there can be a diplomatic settlement to the crisis in Ukraine:

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Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, Jan. 30, 2015

NATOSource

Feb 2, 2015

NATO Chief: European Defense Spending Continued to Decline in 2014

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

[A]s you can see from our Annual Report, there has been a steady decline in European defense spending since 1990. And the decline continued last year.

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Ukrainian government checkpoint in Donbass, August 21, 2014

NATOSource

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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Report

Feb 2, 2015

Preserving Ukraine’s Independence, Resisting Russian Aggression: What the United States and NATO Must Do

By Atlantic Council, the Brookings Institution, and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs

The Kremlin is waging a hybrid war in Ukraine’s east. Initially covert, Moscow’s intervention became increasingly open when it sent in regular army units in August. Since the Minsk ceasefire, signed in September, Kremlin-supported separatists seized 500 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory. The ceasefire was an illusion. Despite the agreement, Russia continued to send hundreds […]

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New Atlanticist

Jan 31, 2015

EU Sending ‘Wrong Signals’ to Aspiring Members

By Robbie Gramer

Moratorium on enlargement seen changing ‘rules of the game’ The European Neighborhood Policy, intended to create a “ring of friends,” has instead created a “ring of fire,” according to a senior Ukrainian official. The European Union needs to overcome inertia against further enlargement or it risks experiencing “more of the same” conflicts as the one […]

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In the News

Jan 30, 2015

Herbst on Putin and the Crisis in Ukraine

By John Herbst

Foreign language newspaper KURIER quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John Herbst on Putin and the crisis in Ukraine:

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New Atlanticist

Jan 30, 2015

Ukraine is ‘Bleeding Not Just Blood, But Money’

By Robbie Gramer

Kyiv Official says Financial Support From US and EU Is ‘Crucial’ Ukraine is “bleeding not just blood, but money” as it fights Russian-backed separatists in the country’s southeast, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Vadym Prystayko. US and European Union financial support is “crucial” for his country, Prystayko said January 30. Prystayko spoke as US and […]

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