21 Aug, 2017
Russia: Background and U.S. Policy [August 21, 2017]
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Welt, Cory
Over the last five years, Congress and the executive branch have closely monitored and responded to new developments in Russian policy. These developments include the following: [1] increasingly authoritarian governance since Vladimir Putin's return to the presidential post in 2012; [2] Russia's 2014 annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region and support of separatists in eastern Ukraine; [3] violations of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty; [3] Moscow's intervention in Syria in support of Bashar al Asad's government; [increased military activity in Europe; and  cyber-related influence operations that, according to the U.S. intelligence community, have targeted the 2016 U.S. presidential election and countries in Europe.
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    Welt, Cory
  • Publisher
    Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
  • Report Number
    CRS Report for Congress, R44775
  • Date
    21 Aug, 2017
  • Copyright
    Public Domain
  • Retrieved From
    Federation of American Scientists: www.fas.org/sgp/crs/index.html
  • Format
    pdf
  • Media Type
    application/pdf
  • Subject
    Law and justice
  • Resource Group
    Reports (CRS)
  • Series
    CRS Report for Congress, R44775
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