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 Ukraine’s Europe-focused foreign policy and reform efforts. The ensuing Russian invasion and occupation of Crimea, aggression in Ukraine’s east, and Kremlin disinformation efforts, cast a shadow over Ukraine’s independence.

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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: Election Could Help to Stabilize 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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Herbst: Election Could Help to Stabilize 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

Herbst: Election Could Help to Stabilize 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


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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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How should the United States approach the China-Russia partnership?

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Fri, February 6, 2026 • 11:00 am ET

How Moscow manufactured the myth of Putin’s inevitable victory

Artificial Intelligence
Disinformation
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Fri, January 30, 2026 • 9:00 am ET

How Russia’s winter warfare strategy targets Ukrainian civilians

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In the News

May 23, 2014

Herbst: Election Could Help to Stabilize Ukraine

By John Herbst

Bloomberg TV interviews former US ambassador to Ukraine and Director of the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center John Herbst on the candidates in the Ukrainian elections: See the interview here.

Elections Politics & Diplomacy
Ukrainian soldiers participating in Rapid Trident 2012

NATOSource

May 23, 2014

US Military Exercise in Ukraine Postponed Due to Conflict with Separatists

By Jeff Schogol, Army Times

A U.S. Army exercise planned in Ukraine this summer has been postponed, a spokesman for U.S. European Command said.

Ukraine United States and Canada

In the News

May 23, 2014

Karatnycky: The Pushback in Ukraine

By Adrian Karatnycky

Transatlantic Relations Program Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky writes in the New York Times on Sunday’s elections in Ukraine:

Ukraine

In the News

May 23, 2014

Herbst: Toward a Peaceful Ukrainian Election

By John E. Herbst

Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John E. Herbst writes for U.S. News & World Report on the prospects of peaceful elections in Ukraine:

Ukraine

In the News

May 23, 2014

Herbst: Will Russia Interfere in Ukrainian Elections?

By John E. Herbst

Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John E. Herbst joins NPR’s Morning Edition to discuss the upcoming elections in Ukraine. Listen to the interview here.

Russia Ukraine

In the News

May 22, 2014

Wake-up Call for Europe on Energy

Breaking Down the Russia-China Gas Deal Energy & Environment Program Director Mihaela Carstei spoke with CNN’s Fionnuala Sweeney on the major gas deal struck between Russia and China. She comments on the implications for Europe and the crisis in Ukraine.

China Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

May 22, 2014

Damon Wilson: Ukraine Election Could Be ‘Significant Step Forward’

By New Atlanticist

As Ukraine prepares to elect a president May 25, it’s important to remember that the country, despite its political difficulties of recent years, has established a track record of holding credible nationwide elections, Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson said in a video interview. Sunday’s vote faces the particular challenges of the Russian-backed secessionist […]

Russia Ukraine

New Atlanticist

May 22, 2014

Ukraine News Roundup | May 22

By Irena Chalupa

Crimea: Putin’s War for Oil and Gas? from World Affairs Why the West Should Be Ashamed about Ukraine from The National Interest Fascism Comes to Ukraine — From Russia from Real Clear Politics Inside the 11-Story Building That’s Calling Itself the People’s Republic of Donetsk from The New Republic Ukraine’s Presidential Election: 7 Big Things […]

Ukraine
Gen. Martin Dempsey at NATO HQ for meeting of CHoDs, May 21, 2014

NATOSource

May 22, 2014

NATO: Russia’s Moves Have Changed Europe, the World

By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service

Russia’s annexation of Crimea and threats to southern and eastern Ukraine has made the world a different place, a senior NATO military official said.

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Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Gen. Knud Bartels, May 22, 2014

NATOSource

May 22, 2014

NATO’s Credibility and Deterrence Dependent on Deployable Forces

By Knud Bartels, NATO

Our view is that the global security situation is becoming increasingly unpredictable, unstable and interconnected, as demonstrated by the unilateral change of borders under use of force and the following unrest in Ukraine.

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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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Ukraine’s human capital and the foundations of recovery and long-term security
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