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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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Wilson: Obama Working Hard on 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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Wilson: Obama Working Hard on 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

Wilson: Obama Working Hard on 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.

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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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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

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
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Security & Defense

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In the News

Mar 12, 2014

Wilson: Obama Working Hard on Ukraine

By Damon Wilson

The Daily Telegraph quotes Atlantic Council Executive VP Damon Wilson on President Obama’s reaction to the crisis in Ukraine:

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Sukhoi Su-35

NATOSource

Mar 12, 2014

Belarus to Ask Russia for Warplanes in Response to NATO Drills

By AFP and Reuters

From AFP:  Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko said Wednesday he would ask Russia to station up to 15 jets in his country in response to NATO’s moves over the Ukraine crisis.

Belarus
NATO

Article

Mar 12, 2014

Putin’s Failure in Crimea

By Paul Goble

Five Ways the Kremlin Has Weakened Itself at Home and Abroad Russian President Vladimir Putin and his supporters in Moscow and the West are explaining and justifying his invasion of Ukraine’s Crimea in various ways and celebrating the divisions and weaknesses of the West that it has highlighted, but in every case, they are treating […]

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Article

Mar 12, 2014

Crimea: Putin’s Afghanistan?

By Harlan Ullman

As President Vladimir Putin seems to be finalizing Russian suzerainty over Crimea, capitols in Europe and Washington are struggling to find ways to reverse this land grab.  Unfortunately, short of using force—a response no one considers sane—for the short term, the cupboard of options is relatively bare.  Canceling visas, boycotting the G-8 meeting in Sochi, […]

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Webcasts

Mar 12, 2014

Webcast: Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk

Join us from 4:00-5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 for a discussion featuring Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk.If you have any trouble viewing the webcast on this page, you can also watch on our YouTube Channel. YouTube has been experiencing intermittent issues, but the webcast will be on this page at 4pm. This broadcast […]

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In the News

Mar 12, 2014

Brzezinski: Yatsenyuk Visit Shows US Commitment

By Ian Brzezinski

Ian Brzezinski, senior fellow for the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, is quoted by Deutsche Welle on Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s visit to the White House:

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President of Ukraine Oleksandr V. Turchynov, March 4, 2014

NATOSource

Mar 12, 2014

Ukrainian President Rebuffs Russian ‘Imperialism’

By Oleksandr V. Turchynov, New York Times

The Kremlin had a strategy designed to weaken Ukraine and its government by prying some regions away from Kiev’s control and establishing enclaves in the south and east similar to Transnistria in Moldova and Abkhazia and South Ossetia in Georgia.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 12, 2014

A Ten-Point Plan for Ukraine

By Rajan Menon

President Obama’s inbox is doubtless packed with proposals for stopping the standoff between Ukraine and Russia.

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Members of the Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery training for the ceremonial season

NATOSource

Mar 12, 2014

Europe Needs a Reset on Defense

By Editors of the Financial Times

The nations of the EU must stop their collective decline as a military power.

Europe & Eurasia
NATO

In the News

Mar 12, 2014

Karatnycky: Crimea Standoff a “Crucial Moment”

By Adrian Karatnycky

Adrian Karatnykcy, senior fellow for the Transatlantic Relations program, joins NPR’s Morning Edition to discuss the conflict in Crimea:

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Lauren Van Metre

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

Resilience & Society Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

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Brian Whitmore

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

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Denys Yatsyshyn

Director of Corporate Relations, US-Ukraine Business Council

Millennium Leadership Program

Economy & Business Ukraine

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Andriy Zagorodnyuk

Distinguished Fellow, Eurasia Center

Eurasia Center

Ukraine Conflict

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Valbona Zeneli

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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