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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; former national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia at the US National Intelligence Council
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Eugene Rumer
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FROM Eugene Rumer
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Putin Beefs Up Nuclear Arsenal and Condemns US Aggression Reported US plans to station tanks and heavy weapons in NATO nations on Russia's border are being denounced by Russian officials as the most aggressive act by Washington since the Cold War. Today President Vladimir Putin said he will respond by adding 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles to his nuclear arsenal. Eugene Rumer directs the Russia and Eurasia programs at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace .
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Russia Makes Threatening Moves in Crimea Russian state media have issued threatening warnings today, which have subsequently been contested by the country's diplomatic officials. But Vladimir Putin has had nothing public to say, and officials of the new government in Ukraine are warning about the prospect of an invasion. If Russia does intend to forcefully take control of Crimea, it would violate international laws on territorial integrity. Already, the western powers have threatened various ways to isolate Russia diplomatically and economically. Does Vladimir Putin care?
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