http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_117492.htm
Press release on the disclosure of documents held by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on pivotal events in Poland leading to the end of the so-called Cold War and Soviet Communist domination of Eastern Europe. Includes links to list of documents and download of zipped file. From NATO
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R43895.pdf
Examines U.S.-Russia economic ties, the impact of sanctions on the Russian economy, and the extent to which U.S. businesses have been or could potentially be injured by the sanctions. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB501/
A collection of about 50 recently declassified documents on U.S. intelligence efforts during the Cold War era to monitor developments in the Soviet Union’s space program. From the National Security Archive
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/IN10129.pdf
Describes increased policy cooperation between the U.S. and the European Union against Russia since the July 2014 downing of a domestic airliner over the Ukraine by Russian-backed separatists. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2015/545714/EPRS_ATA%282015%29545714_REV1_EN.pdf
Assesses the outcome of the October 2014 Ukraine parliamentary elections and especially the implications of the victory of the pro-European parties. From the European Parliamentary Research Service
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/R43832.pdf
Offers background information about the INF Treaty, U.S. concerns about Russian compliance with the treaty, and policy options for Congress in responding to concerns about Russian compliance. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB487/
A set of 9 recently declassified documents which reveal secret contingency plans for airstrikes and mining of Cuban harbors in retaliation for Cuba’s decision to send troops to Angola in 1975. From the National Security Archive
http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/UA/UkraineReport28August2014.pdf
Estimates the loss of life at about 2,200 since fighting in Ukraine began in April 2014. Claims that armed rebel groups are now professionally equipped and benefitting from a supply of sophisticated weapons. From the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights