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Atlantic Council experts honor the longtime Washington Post journalist and his legacy.

Although the direct involvement of American ground troops is considered a nonstarter, Washington sees Ukraine as a close partner, and the U.S. has for years provided sophisticated weaponry, including Javelin antitank missiles, to the Ukrainian government.

So far, tensions between Washington and Moscow over Ukraine have been restricted to a war of words, but could it flare into something more dangerous?

WASHINGTON — So far, its been a war of words. Could it flare into something more dangerous?

China said on Tuesday that the United States is not eligible to claim itself as being a "model of democracy", as it opposed attempts by the U.S. to stoke division and confrontation to serve its hegemonic agenda.

Diplomats, officials debate what Putin's aims are, how to prevent him from further military incursion, how to respond to escalation

The buildup of Russian troops along the border with Ukraine, and on the Crimean Peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014, is prompting an intense debate among American and European policymakers about how to respond, say Western officials. They are split over why Russian President Vladimir Putin is amassing troops. They are also wrestling with their…

Its attention, or lack thereof, to humanitarian issues associated with sanctions disappointed many advocates and non-profits, but its outlook on the problems with America’s sanctions approach also left much to be desired.

The review is smart in addressing the true root causes of sanctions misuse without indulging in clichés such as that sanctions are overused.

The EU has promised that Russia's 'Nord Stream 2' gas pipeline will be bound by anti-monopoly laws, making it harder to cut off Ukraine.