Eugene Rumer

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Guest

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

Eugene Rumer on KCRW

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…

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…

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Russian state media have issued threatening warnings today, which have subsequently been contested by the country's diplomatic officials.

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.

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