1、December 2021 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A.Cleared for Public Release DOP-2021-U-031490-Final CNA Occasional Paper|1 Russian Media Analysis Russian Perspectives on Western Military Activities December 616,2021 CNA Russia Studies Program Abstracts 1.The Ukraine crisis The continuing crisis between Russia
2、 and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO)over Ukraine has remained the dominant topic of Russian media coverage for the fourth reporting period in a row,with at least 14 articles on the topic published in the Russian press.The articles can be grouped into three broad areas.The first highligh
3、ts Western military activity in the region and assistance to Ukraine,and the extent to which these efforts are threatening to Russia;the second focuses on Western statements about how the West would respond to a Russian invasion of Ukraine;and the third addresses the Biden-Putin virtual summit and i
4、ts potential implications for resolving the crisis.2.Russia-NATO security negotiations Several articles address recent developments in NATO-Russia relations,in particular Russias calls to discuss its security concerns.One article addresses Putins December 1 statement that Russia would seek assurance
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