On March 7, Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky was quoted in a U.S. News and World Report article on the emerging crisis between Russia, Ukraine, and the West. During his tenure as ambassador, Levitsky held posts as officer-in-charge of U.S.-Soviet relations and political officer at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
The article, titled East vs. West: Russia, the U.S. and Ukraine's Impossible Choice, discusses the historical and political implications of how each stakeholder is framing Russia's recent use of force in Ukraine.