Centuries of shared history mean that the fate of Kiev will always remain Moscow’s core interest In August 1948, the US National Security Council issued memorandum (NSC 20/1 1948), requested by then Defense Secretary James Forrestal. The document described American objectives with respect to the Soviet Union.

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A member of the Iraqi security forces was also badly injured in the attack, reports say Several US troops sustained minor injuries and one member of the Iraqi security forces was badly wounded in an attack on Saturday on a military base in western Iraq used by US-led coalition forces, US and Iraqi officials have…