The Atlantic Council was pushing to ramp up the [[proxy war]] between Russian Ukrainians and nationalist Ukrainians. In 2015 the Atlantic Council helped prepare a proposal for arming the Ukrainian military with offensive weaponry like Javelin anti-tank missiles. The Atlantic Council has been funded by the two manufacturers of the Javelin system, [[Raytheon]] and Lockheed Martin. This created an appearance of a [[conflict of interest]]. The think tank in fact presented its Distinguished Business Leadership Award to Lockheed CEO Marillyn Hewson that same year. | The Atlantic Council was pushing to ramp up the [[proxy war]] between Russian Ukrainians and nationalist Ukrainians. In 2015 the Atlantic Council helped prepare a proposal for arming the Ukrainian military with offensive weaponry like Javelin anti-tank missiles. The Atlantic Council has been funded by the two manufacturers of the Javelin system, [[Raytheon]] and Lockheed Martin. This created an appearance of a [[conflict of interest]]. The think tank in fact presented its Distinguished Business Leadership Award to Lockheed CEO Marillyn Hewson that same year. |