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Biden’s Own Aides Feared His Sanctions Wouldn’t Stop Putin
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U.S. officials spent hundreds of hours over five months debating, crafting and then touting a punishing array of economic sanctions to try to scare Russian President Vladimir ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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When it Comes to Putin, Sanctions May Have Limits as a Tool of Coercion
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When Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a speech to the nation Monday night, setting the stage for a new Russian military intervention in neighboring Ukraine, he chara...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Inside the White House Preparations for a Russian Invasion
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As fears grow of potential Russian aggression against Ukraine, a “Tiger Team” led by the White House is quietly gaming out how the United States would respond to a range of ja...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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US Warns of ‘Immediate’ Threat that Russia Will invade Ukraine
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The US has warned of an “immediate” threat that Russia will invade Ukraine after President Joe Biden summoned transatlantic leaders to a meeting to discuss the crisis and emba...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Putin Is Delaying the National Security Strategy
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Russian President VLADIMIR PUTIN’s threat to Ukraine is scuttling the Biden administration’s hopes of soon releasing a National Security Strategy, NatSec Daily has learned. Th...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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All Options Are Not on the Table as Biden Moves Troops Closer to Ukraine
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President Biden flexed America’s military power in hopes of deterring a Russian invasion of Ukraine with his announcement this week that 3,000 U.S. troops were heading to East...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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The U.S. Says It Will Stand Firm Against Major Russian Demands as Tension Rises
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As concern rises that Russia is preparing to attack Ukraine, the United States is not bending to major demands by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Secretary of State Antony B...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Fear of Russia Brings New Purpose and Unity to NATO, Once Again
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After the collapse of the Soviet Union, NATO was an alliance in search of a role. Some suggested that if NATO did not “go out of area,” beyond Europe, it would “go out of busi...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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U.S. Plans to Discuss Missile Deployments With Russia as Part of Effort to Defuse Ukraine Crisis
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Negotiators for the United States are planning to show up to talks with their Russian counterparts Monday with proposals to discuss the placement of missiles and scope of mili...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Putin Dreams of a Russian ‘Sphere of Influence.’ Kazakhstan’s Protesters Are the Latest to Push Back.
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To Russian President Vladimir Putin, the collapse of the Soviet Union “was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.” He made that statement in 2005, just months a...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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China and Russia Military Cooperation Raises Prospect of New Challenge to American Power
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping oversaw an ambitious joint military exercise in China this summer, which along with reported collaborations in a...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Michael Kofman
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Among Ordinary Russians, Little Appetite for War in Ukraine
Whatever Vladimir Putin may have in mind for Ukraine, an independent country he nonetheless considers part of the Russian motherland, ordinary Russians are expressing little e...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Putin Keeps Washington Guessing as U.S. Huddles With Allies to Prevent Ukraine Invasion
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President Biden faces a dilemma as the United States prepares for European security negotiations with Moscow amid the threat of a new Ukraine invasion: How much should Washing...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Michael Kofman
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Threat of Russian Invasion of Ukraine Tests Biden Administration
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The White House is reviewing options to deter a feared Russian invasion of Ukraine, including providing more military aid to Kyiv and threatening sanctions, to dissuade Russia...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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How Far Would Biden Go to Defend Ukraine Against Russia?
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At a news conference a few days ago, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was asked whether the Biden administration had a “red line” in Ukraine, a point beyond which Russian ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Belarus Blame Game: What the Key Players Are Saying on Border Crisis
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The stand-off at Poland’s border with Belarus has developed into a public relations battle, as the countries blame each other for the plight of migrants trapped in the middle....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Kremlin Says Second Biden-Putin Meeting Is in the Works
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Amid increasing alarm among U.S. officials about a Russian military equipment buildup near its border with Ukraine, preparations are underway for a virtual meeting between U.S...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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U.S. Keeps Ukraine Close Amid Russian Build-Up
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Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiyi Reznikov is in Washington today to meet with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin as the United States continues to show support for Ukra...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Troop Build-Up Shows Putin Views Ukraine as ‘Unfinished Business’
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“There’s no appetite to take the Kremlin on because that requires a significant investment in time and resources and they would rather be using those resources on the China ch...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Biden tried to push Putin aside. The Russian isn’t having it.
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When National Security Council officials approached President Joe Biden with a package of sanctions to impose on Russia earlier this year, he sent it back to them three times....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
