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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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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In the News

Apr 29, 2014

CBS: McCain Takes on Obama’s Critique of His Ukraine Strategy

By Atlantic Council

CBS cites the Atlantic Council for hosting Secretary of State John Kerry and Senators John McCain and Chris Murphy at its two-day “Towards a Europe Whole and Free” conference:

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In the News

Apr 29, 2014

AP: Kerry Says Russia is ‘Accelerating’ Ukraine Crisis

By Atlantic Council

The Associated Press cites the Atlantic Council for hosting Secretary of State John Kerry at its two-day “Towards a Europe Whole and Free” conference:

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In the News

Apr 29, 2014

VOA: Pro-Russian Separatists Seize More Ukraine Buildings

By Atlantic Council

Voice of America cites the Atlantic Council for hosting Secretary of State John Kerry at its two-day “Towards a Europe Whole and Free” conference:

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In the News

Apr 29, 2014

CNN: EU Sanctions Target Fifteen Individuals

By Atlantic Council

CNN cites the Atlantic Council for hosting Secretary of State John Kerry at its two-day “Towards a Europe Whole and Free” conference:

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In the News

Apr 29, 2014

BBC: Pro-Russia Activists Take Luhansk Offices

By Atlantic Council

The BBC cites the Atlantic Council for hosting Secretary of State John Kerry at its two-day “Towards a Europe Whole and Free” conference:

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In the News

Apr 29, 2014

AFP: Russia Aims to Change Eastern Europe Security Landscape

By Atlantic Council

Agence France-Presse (AFP) mentions the Atlantic Council for hosting Secretary John Kerry at its two-day “Towards a Europe Whole and Free” conference:

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In the News

Apr 29, 2014

NBC: McCain Talks Europe’s ‘Dirty Secret’ With Russia

By Atlantic Council

NBC features Senator John McCain who spoke at the Atlantic Council’s two-day “Towards a Europe Whole and Free” conference:

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In the News

Apr 29, 2014

RTE: Russia Warned Over ‘Inviolable’ NATO Territory

By Atlantic Council

RTE News cites the Atlantic Council for hosting Secretary of State John Kerry at its two-day conference, “Towards a Europe Whole and Free:”

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Issue Brief

Apr 28, 2014

The Impact of US Liquefied Natural Gas Exports on Central and Eastern Europe’s Energy Security

By Péter Kaderják, László Paizs, Adrienn Selei, Borbála Tóth

The unfolding political crisis between Ukraine and Russia poses an immediate gas supply security risk for Europe, but especially for Central Eastern Europe (CEE), the Baltic States, and South East Europe (SEE). This new issue brief, authored by Péter Kaderják, László Paizs, Adrienn Selei, and Borbála Tóth of the Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 28, 2014

Why Did Gunmen So Easily Take Over in Eastern Ukraine? Umm, Here’s Why . . .

By Irena Chalupa

How have pro-Russian militants taken over city halls and police stations across eastern Ukraine with such surprising ease? Ukrainian journalist Valentyn Chernyavsky decided to test that question in his hometown, the provincial capital of Cherkasy, about 125 miles south of Kyiv. He donned the uniform of a Russian separatist militant, grabbed a (fake but realistic) […]

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