The State Department has appointed Kurt Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, as U.S. special representative for Ukraine negotiations. “The United States remains fully committed to the objectives of the Minsk
MoreGen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said 80 percent of the U.S. armed forces should understand the threat posed by what he called near-peer competitors, DoD News
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Defense leaders at an Association of the U.S. Army gathering revealed that keeping a watchful eye on the developing situation between Russia and Ukraine in the Crimean region has yielded insights on
MoreAir Force Gen. Philip Breedlove, NATO’s supreme allied commander for Europe, has noted that the organization is both a military and political alliance and will be involved as such to address the conflict in Ukraine. Breedlove, who
MoreNASA has moved to sever connections with the Russian space agency as the Kremlin tightens its grip over the sovereign republic of Crimea, The New York Times reported Wednesday. Kenneth Chang and
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Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) has suggested the U.S. provide countries that could be embroiled in the Crimean crisis with tools to defend themselves against Russian’s expansion efforts. The House Intelligence Committee chairman
MoreNATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu has tweeted that hackers have disrupted several NATO websites over the weekend with distributed-denial-of-service attacks, Reuters reported Sunday. Adrian Croft and Peter Apps write the hacking incident affected
MoreTwo security risks companies have partnered to provide around 9,000 travelers, expatriates and companies in Ukraine with travel security advice and help with other concerns. International SOS and Control Risks said that
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