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arian states.° While Putin called the pact 'immoral" during a 2009 visit to Poland, he defended the agreement during a joint press conference with Angela Merkel in 2015, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He did so in a fashion typical of current Russian propa- ganda methods. He accused the West of try

sHikraine/merkel.listens.aszputin.defends.ussrs.ciart-with.nazi.ap any-388241.html. Tulin Defends Ribbon- trop-Molotov Pact in Press Conference with Merkel; Moscow Times, May 11, 2015, fands.ribbentrop.mnIntny.nart.incresc.rnnfwranra.with-markal.46441 8. Li nas Linkevidius, 'Putin Has Defended the Nazi

TV Propaganda Machine: Deutsche WeIle, February 9, 2015, hind.russias-tworopaganda-machine/a-186B9297. 11. Alexander Motyl, 'Is Russia Artificial?' World Affairs, November 7, 2014, btly//wwwworldaffairsjournal orgiblogialexanderi.moly1/ russia.anthukraincfrartifirial.nr.gidlvtatic 12. Halya Coynash, 'Russia

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alitarian states. While Putin called the pact “immoral” during a 2009 visit to Poland, he defended the agreement during a joint press conference with Angela Merkel in 2015, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. q He did so in a fashion typical of current Russian propa- ganda methods. He accused the West of t

hetimes.co.uk/tto/ news/world/europe/article3926546.ece. 6. Gabriela Baczynska, “Putin Accused of Soviet Tactics in Drafting New History Book.” 7. “Merkel Listens as Putin Defends USSR's Pact with Nazi Germany,” Kviv Post, May 10, 2015, httos://www.kyivpost.com/article/con- tent/war-against-ukraine/merk

ntial Press Bulletin 18 April, 2011 Anicle 1. | The Financial Times Iran will not hinder plans for a nuclear-free world Tom Donilon Article 2. |! World Affairs Yes, Nukes: The Global Zero Utopia Richard Perle Article 3. | The Daily Star Turkey’s model may be a slippery slope soner Cagaptay Article 4. NYT

. There were strong arguments on either side of a Libyan intervention, but with a massacre looming in Benghazi, Germany had to stand with its allies. Angela Merkel has proved herself more a maneuverer than a leader. Germany often conveys the sense that it now resents the agents of its postwar rehabilitation — th

d, and as long it’s on hold the future of the euro is at risk. The German-French alliance will remain under strain. Obama should look to Sarkozy, not Merkel, for strategic support. A last thought. This restless French leader is at his best with his back to the wall. He’s shown that. The same quality mean