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Thursday, August 14, 2014

Ukraine crisis sends NATO 'back to basics'

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) attend a NATO-Ukraine foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels June 25, 2014.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) attend a NATO-Ukraine foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels June 25, 2014. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
ReutersBY PAUL TAYLOR-PARIS Thu Aug 14, 2014
(Reuters) - More than two decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union brought an end to the Cold War, Ukraine's crisis is driving the U.S.-led defense alliance back to its original purpose: To protect its members against a perceived Russian threat.
Ukraine Crisis Sends NATO 'Back to Basics' by Thavam