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Founded sixty years ago at the height of Cold War tensions with Moscow, the Atlantic Council is driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together.” The Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world in partnership with allies and partners. Building on that mission, we have responded quickly and comprehensively to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, harnessing our editorial and convening power to help the United States and its allies to act swiftly and effectively—and to unify the disparate voices in favor of democracy, prosperity, and the transatlantic alliance.

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Aug 28, 2014

Coordinating on Ukraine: Strategy Session with USG Interagency

By The Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council on August 26 gathered experts, policymakers, and US government officials as part of its ongoing “Coordinating on Ukraine: Strategy Session with USG Interagency.” The off-the-record event, chaired by Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson, covered topics such as how to deal with Russian aggression in the Ukraine context and more broadly; what […]

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New Atlanticist

Aug 28, 2014

Ukraine News Roundup | August 28

By Irena Chalupa

Helping Ukraine is a U.S. Imperative via Wall Street Journal Russian Troops In Ukraine Shape NATO’s Counter to Putin via Foreign Policy Far-Right ‘Russian Jihad’ Fighters Cross into Ukraine via France 24 Meet Vladimir Putin’s Real Challengers (They’re Even Worse Than He Is) via Spectator Russian Moms Denounce Putin’s Not-So-Secret Ukraine Invasion via Daily Beast Report: Russian Troops Were Paid $7,000 to Fight in Eastern […]

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Appears to be a Russian military convoy near Krasnodon, Ukraine, August 21, 2014

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Aug 28, 2014

NATO Releases Satellite Images of Russian Combat Troops Inside Ukraine

By Allied Command Operations

NATO released new satellite images on Thursday, 28 August 2014, that show Russian combat forces engaged in military operations inside the sovereign territory of Ukraine.

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Aug 28, 2014

Chalupa on Russian Intervention in Ukraine

By Irene Chalupa

Atlantic Council Writer and Editor Irene Chalupa joins CBC Television to discuss the impact of sanctions against Russia:

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Situation in eastern Ukraine on August 28, 2013

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Aug 28, 2014

NATO Warns of ‘Over One Thousand’ Russian Troops In Ukraine Fighting Defenders

By Peter Spiegel, Neil Buckley, and Jack Farchy, Financial Times

Russia has “well over 1,000 troops” operating inside Ukraine, Nato warned on Thursday, as Moscow faced an intensifying backlash over growing evidence of its direct military involvement in the former Soviet country’s uprising in the east.

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Aug 27, 2014

Karatnycky on Russian Activity in Ukraine

By Adrian Karatnycky

Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky joins MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss whether Russia has truly invaded Ukraine: 

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Aug 26, 2014

Linderman: “The Ukraine Crisis is an Opening for Georgia”

By Laura Linderman

Business Insider quotes Eurasia Center Nonresident Research Fellow Laura Linderman on Vice President Biden’s support for Georgia’s aspirations to become a NATO member:

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Aug 26, 2014

Herbst on How Long the Crisis in Ukraine Will Last

By John Herbst

Eurasia Center Director John Herbst joins CNBC to discuss why the Ukraine crisis is likely to continue:

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Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, May 8, 2014

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Aug 26, 2014

NATO’s Second-Class Members

By Slawomir Sierakowski, New York Times

There is no need to pretend: Those members who have no NATO bases are simply a gray area of second-class membership. What has become clear is that not all NATO members are equal.

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Aug 25, 2014

Brzezinski on Ukraine-Russia Talks

By Ian Brzezinski

CNBC quotes Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski on talks between Ukraine and Russia aimed at finding a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Ukraine:

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