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In the News

Apr 29, 2014

NBC: McCain Talks Europe’s ‘Dirty Secret’ With Russia

By Atlantic Council

NBC features Senator John McCain who spoke at the Atlantic Council’s two-day “Towards a Europe Whole and Free” conference:

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In the News

Apr 29, 2014

RTE: Russia Warned Over ‘Inviolable’ NATO Territory

By Atlantic Council

RTE News cites the Atlantic Council for hosting Secretary of State John Kerry at its two-day conference, “Towards a Europe Whole and Free:”

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New Atlanticist

Apr 28, 2014

Why Did Gunmen So Easily Take Over in Eastern Ukraine? Umm, Here’s Why . . .

By Irena Chalupa

How have pro-Russian militants taken over city halls and police stations across eastern Ukraine with such surprising ease? Ukrainian journalist Valentyn Chernyavsky decided to test that question in his hometown, the provincial capital of Cherkasy, about 125 miles south of Kyiv. He donned the uniform of a Russian separatist militant, grabbed a (fake but realistic) […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 28, 2014

DIRECT TRANSLATION: Ukrainians Name the Russian Army Colonel Leading Separatist Militias

By Irena Chalupa

Reporters Confirm Donetsk ‘Rebel’ Commander Is From Moscow With some inadvertent help from the Kremlin-loyalist daily, Komsomolskaya Pravda, Russian and Ukrainian media have profiled — and outed — Igor Strelkov, the previously unknown military commander at the center of Ukraine’s deadliest separatist violence, in the eastern city of Slaviansk. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) […]

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In the News

Apr 28, 2014

Carstei on Additional US Sanctions Against Russia

By Mihaela Carstei

Energy & Environment Program Acting Director Mihaela Carstei joins CCTV to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and America warning Russia of more sanctions: Watch the full interview here.

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In the News

Apr 28, 2014

Brzezinski on New Sanctions Against Russia

By Ian Brzezinski

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss what impact new US sanctions against Russia could have:

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New Atlanticist

Apr 27, 2014

Europe’s Dependence on Russian Energy: Deeper Than You Think

By Kathryn Sparks

Ukraine Crisis Shows Eastern Europe at Risk Not Only for Gas, But Also Nuclear Power As European nations decide how staunchly to oppose Russia’s attacks on Ukraine, they have been pondering uneasily the prospect that Moscow could cut off the Russian natural gas supplies upon which many of them depend. Foreign policy specialists across the […]

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In the News

Apr 26, 2014

Slavin on Fatah-Hamas Agreement, Ukraine Crisis

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Voice of America’s Issues in the News to discuss escalating tensions between the United States and Russia, the Hamas-Fatah reconciliation agreement, and President Obama’s recent trip to Asia:

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In the News

Apr 25, 2014

Koranyi on Revitalizing the Southern Gas Corridor

By David Koranyi

Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Acting Director David Koranyi co-writes for the Huffington Post on the revitalization of the Southern Gas Corridor in response to Russian aggression as a possible solution to EU energy independence:

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In the News

Apr 25, 2014

Brzezinski on US Military Aid to Ukraine

By Ian Brzezinski

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski joins CNBC’s Street Sense to discuss whether the United States should supply weapons to Ukraine:

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