U.S. POLICY TOWARD RUSSIA:CELESTE A. WALLANDER

From: Congressional Testimony | Date: June 21, 2005 | Copyright information

Congressional Testimony
06-21-2005
Statement of Celeste A. Wallander Director, Russia and Eurasia Program
And Trustee Fellow Center for Strategic and International Studies Committee
on Senate Foreign Relations June 21, 2005 Mr. Chairman, and members of
the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to speak with you about developments
in Russia and the implications for U.S. policy. For my contribution to
this discussion, I will cover four topics today. First, I consider political
developments in Russia as a basis for understanding the country`s medium
term policies and interests. Second, I address ...

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