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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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Herbst on US Response to Malaysia Airlines Crash

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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Herbst on US Response to Malaysia Airlines Crash

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

Herbst on US Response to Malaysia Airlines Crash

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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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

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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In the News

Jul 25, 2014

Herbst on US Response to Malaysia Airlines Crash

By John Herbst

The Washington Examiner  quotes Eurasia Center Director John Herbst on how the Obama administration has responded to the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crash:

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Flag at NATO HQ

NATOSource

Jul 24, 2014

NATO Sees Sign of Weapons Still Moving From Russia to Ukraine

By Adrian Croft, Reuters

“We have noted an increase in the amount of weapons being transferred from Russia to Ukraine in the last several weeks.

NATO
Russia

New Atlanticist

Jul 24, 2014

Ukraine Prime Minister Resigns: Rapid Reaction by Atlantic Council Expert John Herbst

By John Herbst

The government resignations clear the way for early Rada elections. It’s not a welcome development. There is a lot to be concerned about. Government unity is important for dealing with the current security dangers, but this is something for Ukrainians to work out. John E. Herbst is director of the Eurasia Center at the Atlantic […]

Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Jul 24, 2014

Ukraine Faces New Risk of Instability as it Seeks a Cleaner Parliament

By Irena Chalupa and James Rupert

With Early Elections, Will Political Infighting Revive? Yesterday’s announced resignation of Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk is a potential step toward strengthening Ukraine’s government – but also a political risk that deepens the uncertainties facing Ukraine at least for the coming months. The potential to strengthen the government is this: Ukraine needs a new parliament, […]

Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Jul 24, 2014

Ukraine News Roundup | July 24

By Irena Chalupa

Russia’s Megarich Are Losing Billions in Putin’s War via Business Week How MH17 Unfolded in Moscow via London Review of Books blog Exclusive: Ukraine Asked U.S. for Tech to Counter Russia’s Jet-Killers via Daily Beast The Most Dangerous Man in Ukraine Is an Obsessive War Reenactor Playing Now with Real Weapons via New Republic MH17: The Clues Which May Lead to Missile Launch […]

Ukraine

In the News

Jul 24, 2014

Brzezinski on EU Sanctions Against Russia

By Ian Brzezinski

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss whether the European Union is likely to impose additional sanctions against Russia:

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Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Jul 24, 2014

Chief of Russian-Backed Militia: Yes, Rebels Actually Had That Missile

By James Rupert

Khodakovsky Blames Ukraine for Provoking What He Says Indeed May Have Been a Rebel Shootdown of MH-17 A senior commander of Russian-backed proxy forces fighting in southeast Ukraine confirmed today that the separatist militias indeed have been armed with the model of medium-range anti-aircraft missile that the US and Ukrainian governments say was used last […]

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Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Jul 23, 2014

DIRECT TRANSLATION: Russian Army Gunner Brags, ‘All Night We Pounded Ukraine’

By Irena Chalupa

Russian Soldiers and Paramilitaries Post Stories and Pictures of Their War on Ukraine Perhaps he was bragging, perhaps he thought he was doing his job and being patriotic. Whatever the reason, Russian army soldier Vadim Grigoriev recently piled on further evidence of Russia’s escalating – and increasingly direct – attacks on Ukraine. Using Russia’s version […]

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Ukraine
Protest in Prague, July 14, 2014

NATOSource

Jul 23, 2014

Putin’s Crime, Europe’s Cowardice

By Bernard-Henri Lévy, New York Times

Faced with this new Lockerbie, will we in the West do no more than beg Mr. Putin to provide “free and complete” access to the crash site and offer “full cooperation” in the recovery of remains?

Europe & Eurasia
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Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski, May 8, 2014

NATOSource

Jul 23, 2014

President of Poland Calls for Strengthening NATO’s Eastern Flank

By Office of the President of Poland

The Ukrainian-Russian conflict is the biggest challenge for European security since the time of the Cold War, according to President Bronislaw Komorowski. The Polish president is in favour of strengthening NATO’s eastern flank.

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Oksana Nechyporenko

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

Civil Society Education

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Katherine Spencer

Program Assistant

Eurasia Center

Central Asia Conflict

Fellow

Danuta Hübner

Distinguished Fellow

Europe Center

Democratic Transitions Economy & Business

Fellow

Dominika Kunertova

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

Artificial Intelligence Central Europe

Fellow

Leslie Shedd

Nonresident Fellow

Eurasia Center

Eastern Europe Elections

Fellow

Edward Verona

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

Economy & Business
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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