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Experts, former officials say Russia's fears about Ukraine a crisis of its own making

Russia's opposition to NATO expansion, one of the issues that's fueled concerns about an invasion of Ukraine , has evolved over the past decade and has not always been Moscow's position, experts testified Wednesday.

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Senate confirms Jon Huntsman as ambassador to Russia

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Russia: Sergey Kislyak, diplomat at center of scandal, just doing his job

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Former U.S. ambassador Michael McFaul banned from entering Russia

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Former U.S. ambassador Michael McFaul banned from entering Russia

Former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul has been placed on the Kremlin's sanctions list and banned from entering Russia.

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Russian FM Lavrov mutters salty language during press conference with Saudi counterpart

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We're not going to reassure or give or trade anything with the Russians regarding NATO expansion or missile defense
Obama faces negotiations test in Russia Jul 05, 2009

Michael Anthony McFaul (born 1963 in Glasgow, Montana) is a Stanford University professor and the nominee for United States Ambassador to Russia. Prior to his nomination for Ambassador, McFaul worked for the U.S. National Security Council as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director of Russian and Eurasian Affairs.

Born in Montana, McFaul earned a B.A. in International Relations and Slavic Languages and an M.A. in Slavic and East European Studies from Stanford University in 1986. As a Rhodes Scholar, he earned a Ph.D. in International Relations from Oxford University in 1991.

A professor of political science at Stanford University, he is the former director of the university's Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law.

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