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War in Ukraine

Experts from across the Atlantic Council are assessing the consequences of Russia’s February 2022 invasion, including what it means for Ukraine’s sovereignty, Europe’s security, and the United States’ leadership.

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Healey in Defense News: Putin’s Options for Cyber Escalation Over Ukraine

New Atlanticist
Dec 4, 2024

A winning strategy to end Russia’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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Healey in Defense News: Putin’s Options for Cyber Escalation Over Ukraine

Russia Tomorrow
Jan 8, 2025

Sanctioned kleptocracy: How Putin’s kremligarchs have survived the war—and even prospered

By
Ilya Zaslavskiy

The latest report in the Atlantic Council’s Russia Tomorrow series explores how Russia’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

Healey in Defense News: Putin’s Options for Cyber Escalation Over Ukraine

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 “shaping the global future together.” 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 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, harnessing our editorial and convening power to help the United States and its allies to act swiftly and effectively—and to unify the disparate voices in favor of democracy, prosperity, and the transatlantic alliance.

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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

Online Event
Fri, January 30, 2026 • 9:00 am ET

How Russia’s winter warfare strategy targets Ukrainian civilians

Conflict
Europe & Eurasia
Geopolitics & Energy Security
Human Rights

Online Event
Fri, January 16, 2026 • 8:00 am ET

How might Russia’s war on Ukraine change in 2026?

Europe & Eurasia
Politics & Diplomacy
Russia
Security & Defense

Online Event
Thu, December 18, 2025 • 12:00 pm ET

How can Ukraine best secure the homefront?

Civil Society
Conflict
Defense Policy
Europe & Eurasia

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

In the News

Feb 29, 2016

Healey in Defense News: Putin’s Options for Cyber Escalation Over Ukraine

By Jason Healey

Read the full article here.

Russia
Ukraine

In the News

Feb 29, 2016

Herbst in Newsweek: Ceasefire in Syria Turns Putin’s Eye on Ukraine Once Again

By John E. Herbst

Read the full article here.

Russia
Syria

UkraineAlert

Feb 29, 2016

Early Elections in Ukraine Aren’t So Scary. Here’s Why

By Anders Åslund

The dominant view in Washington is that Ukraine must avoid early parliamentary elections. Many Ukrainians, however, see them as inevitable and ultimately they decide. Therefore, we need to discuss not if early parliamentary elections should be held, but instead how and when. Both the United States and the European Union reckon that Ukraine needs political […]

Ukraine

Bremain vs Brexit

Feb 26, 2016

Nuclear Component Must Be Part of NATO’s Deterrence Policy in Europe’s East, says Latvia’s Foreign Minister

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Official says Russia using migrant crisis to divide Europe NATO’s current presence in Europe’s east is insufficient to provide credible deterrence, must be ramped up, and include a nuclear component, said Latvia’s Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevičs. “A nuclear component should be part of the overall NATO Article 5 deterrence policy,” Rinkevičs said, noting that Russian […]

NATO
Northern Europe

UkraineAlert

Feb 26, 2016

Ukraine’s Booming Tech Sector Gets International Attention Despite War

By Diane Francis

A plain Soviet-era office block squats on a residential street in the beautiful historic city of Lviv, Ukraine. The lobby is dimly lit and there is no seating, only a stern guard who points to the elevator to access local software engineering firm N-iX. The doors part and the offices are an orange and white […]

Russia
Ukraine

In the News

Feb 25, 2016

Aslund, Herbst, and Karatnycky Quoted by Voice of America on Corruption in Ukraine

By Anders Aslund, John Herbst, and Adrian Karatnycky

Read the full article here.

Ukraine

UkraineAlert

Feb 24, 2016

Remembering the Day Russia Invaded Ukraine

By John E. Herbst and Alina Polyakova

Two years ago on February 27, Russia invaded Ukraine. On the heels of the Euromaidan Revolution and the vicious sniper attacks that killed 103 Ukrainians, Russian President Vladimir Putin saw an opportunity and ordered the military takeover of Crimea. The operation began when Russian military personnel, disguised as little green men in unmarked uniforms, and […]

Ukraine

UkraineAlert

Feb 24, 2016

What If Parliamentary Elections Were Held in Ukraine Today?

By Brian Mefford

With Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s government surviving a no-confidence vote on February 16 and the parliamentary coalition splintering the next day, early parliamentary elections are now possible this year. New elections could be triggered by three scenarios: first, if the current majority coalition in parliament collapses and a new majority isn’t formed within thirty days; […]

Ukraine

UkraineAlert

Feb 24, 2016

In the Absence of American Leadership, Germany Steps in to Engage with Russia—at the EU’s Peril

By Stephen Blank

One particularly visible trend at the recent Munich Security Conference was America’s disengagement from European security issues. Foreign leaders often spoke without referring to the United States, and there was little sign of US involvement beyond its military participation in NATO. Washington’s priorities clearly revolved around Syria, not Europe. This trend confirms theories about the […]

Ukraine

In the News

Feb 24, 2016

Wilson Quoted by Carnegie Europe on Whether Ukraine is a Lost Cause

By Damon Wilson

Read the full article here.

Ukraine
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Experts

Fellow

Natalie Jaresko

Distinguished Fellow

Eurasia Center

Ukraine

Fellow

Suriya Evans-Pritchard Jayanti

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

Energy & Environment Energy Transitions

Fellow

Adrian Karatnycky

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

Ukraine Democratic Transitions

Millennium fellow

Nataliya Katser-Buchkovska

Member of Parliament, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

Millennium Leadership Program

Eastern Europe Energy & Environment

Staff

Theresa Luetkefend

Associate Director

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Policy German

Staff

Shelby Magid

Deputy Director

Eurasia Center

Ukraine Human Rights
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Events

Public Event Fri, February 6, 2026 • 11:00 am ET

How Moscow manufactured the myth of Putin’s inevitable victory
Artificial Intelligence Disinformation Europe & Eurasia Internet