US policy toward Ukraine and RussiaEdward W. WalkerUC Berkeley

TALK AT THE KYIV SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

Public attitudes toward Russia: Percent negativeSource: Pew Research (Jlu 9, 2014)

Date: September 16, 2014

Unemployment in the EU

Betting odds on US presidential elections 2016

Senate seats up for reelection in 2016

2016 Expected contested seats

Democrats: 10

Republicans: 25

• Status of Crimea and Novorossiya

• Economic sanctions on Russia• Economic assistance to Ukraine• EU accession• Non-lethal military assistance to

Ukraine• Lethal military assistance to

Ukraine• NATO accession • De-escalation of tensions in

Russian relations with the West

Key policy issues

relating to

Ukraine