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The Power Vertical is a blog and podcast for Russia wonks and Kremlin watchers by Brian Whitmore. It covers emerging and developing trends in Russian politics, shining a spotlight on the high-stakes power struggles, machinations, and clashing interests that shape Kremlin policy today.

Host and Eurasia Center Senior Fellow Brian Whitmore invites guest experts to deliver their insights and analysis in this weekly podcast. The Atlantic Council and the Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington co-sponsor this production.

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Apr 24, 2014

Russian Ex-Prime Minister: Widen Sanctions on Putin’s Elite Allies

Kasyanov Urges West to Urgently Sanction Hundreds of Russian Legislators, Ministers The United States and European governments should expand their prohibitions on travel and financial transactions by domestic political allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin, his former prime minister, Mikhail Kasyanov said today. The West should sanction all members of the Russian parliament who voted […]

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Apr 23, 2014

Webcast: A Conversation with Mr. Mikhail Kasyanov, Former Prime Minister of Russia

Join the Atlantic Council on April 23 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. as we explore the ramifications of today’s events both in the short- and long-term with Russian opposition leader, and former prime minister, Mikhail Kasyanov. Prime Minister Kasyanov will offer his perspective on the events in Ukraine and Putin’s strategy in the region, and his approach toward the United […]

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Apr 23, 2014

ABC News Radio: At Least 130 Russian Officers Leading Efforts in East Ukraine

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ABC News Radio cites the Atlantic Council for hosting a Google Hangout discussion with Ukrainian intelligence chief Valentyn Nalyvaichenko:

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Apr 23, 2014

Bloomberg: Russia Renews Threat to Intervene in Ukraine as Truce Falters

By Atlantic Council

Bloomberg cites the Atlantic Council for hosting a Google Hangout discussion with Ukrainian intelligence chief Valentyn Nalyvaichenko:

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In the News

Apr 23, 2014

Washington Post: Kyiv Orders Military Moves in Eastern Ukraine

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Washington Post cites the Atlantic Council for hosting a Google Hangout discussion with Ukrainian intelligence chief Valentyn Nalyvaichenko:

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In the News

Apr 23, 2014

Ullman: The Battle of the Mr. Cools

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for UPI on the standoff between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin and how it might end:

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NATO preserves "Europe's peace and security"

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Apr 23, 2014

Europe’s Security Catalyst

By Ditmir Bushati, Project Syndicate

Russia’s annexation of Crimea and ongoing threats against Ukraine are a reminder to the countries of Eastern Europe, particularly those in the Balkans, of NATO’s centrality to national – indeed, European – security.

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Apr 22, 2014

Intelligence Chief: 100 Russian Officers Are Leading Ukraine’s Uprisings

By James Rupert and Irena Chalupa

Ukrainian Security Agency Seeks to Arrest Russian Army Colonel Coordinating Subversion As many as one hundred Russian military intelligence officers and special forces troops are leading the seizures of towns and local governments in Ukraine’s Donetsk province, the Ukrainian intelligence chief said today in his first public account of the crisis. Russia’s military intelligence agency, […]

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In the News

Apr 22, 2014

Washington Times: Ukraine Says Pro-Russian Forces Swarming into Country

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Washington Times cites the Atlantic Council for hosting a Google Hangout discussion with Ukrainian intelligence chief Valentyn Nalyvaichenko:

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In the News

Apr 22, 2014

Brattberg on Ukraine’s Importance to US Allies in Asia

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg writes for Real Clear World on why US allies in Asia have a stake in crisis in Ukraine: 

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