Ukraine

Ukraine

In February 2022, Moscow launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine after a months-long military build-up, threatening the country’s sovereignty and its future. This existential moment for the country follows the 2014 Maidan revolution, a nexus for Ukraineā€™s Europe-focused foreign policy and reform efforts. The ensuing Russian invasion and occupation of Crimea, aggression in Ukraineā€™s east, and Kremlin disinformation efforts, cast a shadow over Ukraineā€™s independence.

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Europe in crisis

War in Ukraine

Experts from across the Atlantic Council are assessing the consequences of Russiaā€™s February 2022 invasion, including what it means for Ukraineā€™s sovereignty, Europeā€™s security, and the United Statesā€™ leadership.

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The Russia pressure menu: Options to convince Putin to negotiate on UkraineĀ 

New Atlanticist Dec 4, 2024

A winning strategy to end Russiaā€™s war against Ukraine

More than a dozen experts from the United States and Europe share their recommendations to the incoming Trump administration about how best to end Russia’s war against Ukraine.

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The Russia pressure menu: Options to convince Putin to negotiate on UkraineĀ 

Russia Tomorrow Jan 8, 2025

Sanctioned kleptocracy: How Putinā€™s kremligarchs have survived the warā€”and even prospered

By Ilya Zaslavskiy

The latest report in the Atlantic Councilā€™s Russia Tomorrow series explores how Russiaā€™s kleptocratic networks infiltrated the West and measures the US and Europe can take to combat the malign influence of Russian kleptocracy around the globe.
Corruption Economy & Business
The Russia pressure menu: Options to convince Putin to negotiate on UkraineĀ 

UkraineAlert Jan 14, 2025

No peace without security: Ukraine needs guarantees against new Russian invasion

By Peter Dickinson

Ukraine is ready to make territorial concessions but insists that any peace deal must include credible long-term security guarantees to prevent a new Russian invasion, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict European Union

Ukraine response

Founded sixty years ago at the height of Cold War tensions with Moscow, the Atlantic Council is driven by our mission of ā€œshaping the global future together.ā€ The Council is a nonpartisan organization that galvanizes US leadership and engagement in the world in partnership with allies and partners. Building on that mission, we have responded quickly and comprehensively to Russiaā€™s invasion of Ukraine, harnessing our editorial and convening power to help the United States and its allies to act swiftly and effectivelyā€”and to unify the disparate voices in favor of democracy, prosperity, and the transatlantic alliance.

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Regular news and analysis from Ukraine

UkraineAlert sources insight and commentary from a wide-array of thought-leaders, politicians, experts, and activists from Ukraine and the global community.

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Events

Public Event Tue, August 4, 2026 ā€¢ 10:00 am ET

What is driving Ukraine’s momentum in the war?
Conflict Defense Industry Defense Policy Defense Technologies
Online Event Wed, July 22, 2026 ā€¢ 10:00 am ET

How Ukraineā€™s deep-strike campaign is causing cracks in the Kremlin
Europe & Eurasia Politics & Diplomacy Russia Security & Defense
Online Event Thu, June 18, 2026 ā€¢ 12:00 pm ET

Is Russia losing the war?
Eastern Europe Europe & Eurasia Politics & Diplomacy Russia

The Eurasia Center’s mission is to enhance transatlantic cooperation in promoting stability, democratic values, and prosperity in Eurasia, from Eastern Europe and Turkey in the West to the Caucasus, Russia, and Central Asia in the East.

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Content

New Atlanticist

Jul 29, 2025

The Russia pressure menu: Options to convince Putin to negotiate on UkraineĀ 

By John E. Herbst

As the US president cuts his deadline for Russia to ten days, there are several options for him to increase pressure on Moscow to pursue peace.

Conflict Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

UkraineAlert

Jul 29, 2025

US ambassador: China believes it is waging a proxy war through Russia

By Mykola Bielieskov

US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker has attacked China for supporting Russiaā€™s invasion of Ukraine and accused Beijing of waging a ā€œproxy warā€ to distract the West, writes Mykola Bielieskov.

China Conflict

Inflection Points

Jul 28, 2025

Europe is ā€˜not readyā€™ for the Russian threat. At least it now has a plan.

By Frederick Kempe

The European Union is waking up to the threat posed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his battle-hardened army. Will it be enough?

Conflict Defense Policy

New Atlanticist

Jul 25, 2025

Putin may be miscalculating Trumpā€™s resolve on Ukraine

By John E. Herbst

Recent days have seen a steady increase in US and Western support for Ukraine and a concomitant toughening of NATO policy toward Russia.

Conflict Politics & Diplomacy

UkraineAlert

Jul 25, 2025

Ukraineā€™s supporters should prioritize unity and focus on defeating Russia

By Pavlo Grod

Wartime Ukraine needs unity. Even when the countryā€™s supporters bitterly disagree, it is important to remember exactly what is at stake, writes Pavlo Grod.

Civil Society Conflict

UkraineAlert

Jul 24, 2025

Wartime protests prove Ukraineā€™s democratic instincts are still strong

By Peter Dickinson

This weekā€™s nationwide protests are a reminder that Ukraineā€™s grassroots democratic instincts remain exceptionally strong despite the current wartime conditions in the country, writes Peter Dickinson.

Civil Society Conflict

UkraineAlert

Jul 24, 2025

Ukraine is now an indispensable security partner for the US and Europe

By Oleksiy Goncharenko

Ukraine's million-strong army and unique experience of the twenty-first-century battlefield makes it an indispensable security partner for the United States and Europe, writes Oleksiy Goncharenko.

Conflict Defense Industry

In the News

Jul 23, 2025

Yevgeniya Gaber quoted in a Wall Street Journal article on talks between Russia and Ukraine that took place in Istanbul.
Conflict Europe & Eurasia

UkraineAlert

Jul 22, 2025

Ukraine rocked by first wartime protests amid attacks on anti-corruption agencies

By Andrew D’Anieri

For more than a decade, Ukrainians have been fighting a two-front war: against Russian aggression and against high-level political corruption. So it's puzzling to see Kyiv move to gut independent anti-corruption agencies, writes Andrew D'Anieri.

Civil Society Corruption

UkraineAlert

Jul 21, 2025

NATO is unprepared for the growing threat posed by Putinā€™s Russia

By Elena Davlikanova, Yevhenii Malik

NATO officials believe Russia could attack the alliance within five years but NATO members are still not ready to face the threat posed by Vladimir Putin's expansionist regime, write Elena Davlikanova and Yevhenii Malik.

Conflict Defense Policy
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Experts

Fellow

Lukas Andriukaitis

Nonresident Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Disinformation Eastern Europe

Fellow

Tyson Barker

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center

Cybersecurity Digital Policy

Fellow

Phyllis Berry

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

Europe & Eurasia France

Fellow

Michael Bociurkiw

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

Ukraine International Organizations

Fellow

Ian Brzezinski

Senior Fellow

Europe Center Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Central Europe Defense Policy

Staff

Eto Buziashvili

Research Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Disinformation Eastern Europe
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