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begin building a domestic understanding that support for Ukrainians is vital to US interests, former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski said. The Ukraine crisis is "the most important challenge to the international systems since the end of the Cold War," Brzezinski told an audience at the Atlantic Council, yet "right now a significantly larger number of Americans are interested in the basketball championship." For the United States to respond to Russia's aggression "in a responsible, serious, fashion," it is politically essential for "president at some point now ... to start telling the American people what is at stake here." Brzezinski called for Obama to make a major policy address on Ukraine -- from the Oval Office or elsewhere -- to do just that. Brzezinski spoke during a two-day conference on the future of Europe sponsored by the Atlantic Council. Conference agenda and media: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/programs/brent-scowcroft-center/transatlantic-security/europe-whole-and-free Summary of the session: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/past-events/the-eastern-edge-of-a-europe-whole-and-free -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more! https://www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCouncil?sub_confirmation=1 Driven by our mission of “shaping the global future together,” the Atlantic Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world, in partnership with allies and partners, to shape solutions to global challenges. Find out more about us below or at atlanticcouncil.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/AtlanticCouncil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticCouncil/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-council/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticcouncil/?hl=en