Ukraine

What Ukraine Means For Syria

By Edward P. Joseph

As outrageous and unsettling as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine is, the fact remains that the real killing continues to take place in another area of Russian interest: Syria. Indeed, more than a quarter of the 136,000 Syrians killed in the war have died over the past five months alone.

Judy Asks: Will Putin Finally Wake Up Europe?

By Judy Dempsey

Every week a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey, nonresident senior associate at Carnegie Europe and editor-on-chief of Strategic Europe, on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world. This week the roster of experts included the Council’s Ian Brzezinski and Damon Wilson.

Brzezinski: NATO Should Prepare to Help Defend Ukraine

By Zbigniew Brzezinski, Washington Post

Much depends on how clearly the West conveys to the dictator in the Kremlin — a partially comical imitation of Mussolini and a more menacing reminder of Hitler — that NATO cannot be passive if war erupts in Europe

Turkey Scrambles Jets After Russian Plane Flies Near its Black Sea Coast

By Reuters and Anadolu Agency

From Reuters:  The Turkish Air Force scrambled eight F-16 fighter jets after a Russian surveillance plane flew parallel along its Black Sea coast

NATO Responds to Ukraine Crisis With ‘Rigorous and On-Going Assessment ‘

By NATO

The North Atlantic Council has met at Poland’s request to hold consultations within the framework of Article 4 of the Washington Treaty

Sweden Responds to Russian Exercises by Sending Jets to Baltic Base

By The Local (Sweden)

The Swedish Armed Forces sent extra air defence to the island of Gotland on Tuesday in response to a large-scale Russian training exercise being carried out in the Baltic Sea.

Moldovan Prime Minister: Ukraine Crisis Deepens Our Need to Join Europe

The three-month-old crisis in Ukraine, escalated last weekend by Russia’s invasion of Crimea, has steeled Ukraine’s small neighbor, Moldova, to step up its efforts to reform its economy and political system so it can integrate as quickly and well as possible with Europe, Moldovan Prime Minister Iurie Leanca told diplomats, US officials, and other policymakers […]

Hadley and Wilson: Putin’s Takeover of Crimea Part of Larger Strategy

By Damon Wilson and Stephen Hadley

Atlantic Council Executive VP Damon Wilson and Board Director Stephen Hadley write in the Washington Post: