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Kuchins: Russia has been doing everything possible to hide involvement in the insurgency

(Bloomberg) — As the U.S. State Department’s No. 2 official warned against a military response to the Ukraine crisis, President Barack Obama is facing growing pressure from other top advisers…

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U.S. should keep force as option for Ukraine

(CNN) With reports that violence in Ukraine isspreading beyond separatist-controlled areas, it is clear the so-called Minsk-II ceasefire between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels in the Donbas is teetering.…

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Kuchins: US military trainers sent to Ukraine will help them achieve a higher level of effectiveness

(Sputnik) The US Department of Defense (DOD) is sending 600 military trainers to Lviv in order to transform Ukraine’s National Guard into a more professional fighting force and, although the program will start on a very…

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Kuchins: Obama has long been skeptical of arming proxies in places such as Syria and Ukraine

(New York Post) U.S. President Barack Obama signaled on Monday he will wait for the results of high-stakes talks on Ukraine before deciding whether to arm the Kiev government, saying diplomacy…

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Kuchins: The threat of a U.S. decision to provide weapons is by itself useful leverage for European negotiators

(The Tribune) WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Monday that he was considering sending lethal aid to Ukraine but was holding back on a decision while hoping that economic sanctions and…

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Kuchins: Kazakhstan has a key role in the development of transport corridors and transcontinental trade relations in Eurasia

(The Astana Times) Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov visited the United States on Dec. 10-11 to meet with top American officials to advance bilateral relations and discuss challenges on the global agenda.…

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Will Economy be Putin’s Downfall?

(CNN) In some ways, it's not surprising that Russians were happy to vote Vladimir Putin back into the presidency in 2012. After all, the economy grew by an average of 7% from…

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Kuchins: Let’s not equate passing out cookies at Maidan with suggesting that the US Gov. was orchestrating the whole thing

(RT) Ukraine is on the verge of bankruptcy, and it is becoming increasingly clear that it will require much greater financial support in order to avoid economic collapse. But with…

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Kuchins: By keeping China unthreatened, Moscow helps secure its strategic rear

(VOA) Thousands of miles away from the Ukrainian battlefields of Donetsk and Novoazovsk sits the country that may end up being the largest beneficiary of the turmoil along Russia’s southwest…

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Moshes, Kuchins discuss Russia’s pivot toward Asia

(Bloomberg) As a convoy of white trucks heading from Moscow to Ukraine raises alarm about a potential Russian invasion, Vladimir Putin is opening up a new front on his global…

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Kuchins

Kuchins: Russia has been doing everything possible to hide involvement in the insurgency

U.S. should keep force as option for Ukraine

Kuchins: US military trainers sent to Ukraine will help them achieve a higher level of effectiveness

Kuchins: Obama has long been skeptical of arming proxies in places such as Syria and Ukraine

Kuchins: The threat of a U.S. decision to provide weapons is by itself useful leverage for European negotiators

Kuchins: Kazakhstan has a key role in the development of transport corridors and transcontinental trade relations in Eurasia

Will Economy be Putin’s Downfall?

Kuchins: Let’s not equate passing out cookies at Maidan with suggesting that the US Gov. was orchestrating the whole thing

Kuchins: By keeping China unthreatened, Moscow helps secure its strategic rear

Moshes, Kuchins discuss Russia’s pivot toward Asia