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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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Ukraine ‘to increase its contribution in NATO-led peacekeeping missions and operations’

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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Ukraine ‘to increase its contribution in NATO-led peacekeeping missions and operations’

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

Ukraine ‘to increase its contribution in NATO-led peacekeeping missions and operations’

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

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
Russia
Security & Defense

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

NATOSource

Sep 7, 2012

Ukraine ‘to increase its contribution in NATO-led peacekeeping missions and operations’

By the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

From the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine:  Chief of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Colonel General Volodymyr Zamana held official talks with Chairman of the NATO Military Committee General Knud Bartels.

Ukraine

NATOSource

Jul 26, 2012

Ukraine and NATO: An On-Off Relationship

By Ian Shields, ISN

From Ian Shields, ISN:   [W]ith the return of Vladimir Putin to the Russian Presidency and a Ukrainian government that increasingly looks to Moscow it is perhaps unsurprising that enthusiasm for NATO membership has waned.

Energy & Environment
Ukraine

NATOSource

Jul 25, 2012

Ukraine’s Defense Minister: ‘We are ready to develop cooperation with NATO’

By the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

From the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine: Ukrainian Defense Minister Dmytro Salamatin met with General Richard Shirreff, the Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, within an official visit of NATO delegation to Ukraine.

Ukraine

Event Recap

Jul 19, 2012

Damon Wilson and Robert Nurick Present Findings of Ukraine Report at Freedom House

On July 19th, 2012, Atlantic Council executive vice president Damon Wilson and senior fellow Robert Nurick joined Freedom House to release a report on the state of democracy in Ukraine. Based on an assessment mission to the country this spring, the report identifies a persistent decline in democratic standards in Ukraine, including the criminalization of political […]

Ukraine

NATOSource

Jul 16, 2012

NATO Secretary General urges Ukraine to remove obstacles in relations with alliance

By Interfax-Ukraine

From Interfax-Ukraine:  NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has expressed the hope that Ukraine’s leadership will settle the issue of the politically motivated prosecution of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko

Ukraine

NATOSource

Jul 10, 2012

Ukraine grateful to NATO for its contribution to security during EURO 2012

By National Radio Company of Ukraine

From National Radio Company of Ukraine:  Ukraine is grateful to partners from NATO for their contribution to ensuring security during the EURO 2012 European Football Championship.

Ukraine
Yuriy Kolobov

Event Recap

Jun 26, 2012

Fiscal and Economic Reform in Ukraine

By Jason Harmala

On June 21, the Atlantic Council’s Patriciu Eurasia Center and Global Business and Economics program, and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Ukraine Program hosted an off-the-record conversation with the Finance Minister of Ukraine Yuriy Kolobov. Thomas Carothers, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, moderated the discussion. The discussion focused […]

Ukraine

Event Recap

May 31, 2012

2012 Wroclaw Global Forum

By Jason Harmala

From May 31-June 2, the 2012 Wroclaw Global Forum (WGF) and Atlantic Council Freedom Awards brought together important decision-makers and business leaders from the United States and Europe to discuss Central Europe’s role as a critical partner in US efforts to promote political, security and economic ties across the Atlantic.

Ukraine

New Atlanticist

May 24, 2012

Ukraine Is Belarus, not Russia

By Taras Kuzio

Ukraine’s leaders remain convinced they will be treated by the West like Russia, whose human rights violations are largely ignored. In reality, Ukraine is being treated like Belarus, whose human rights situation is scrutinized and regularly condemned. In a speech to Germany’s lower house of parliament, Chancellor Angela Merkel said, “Today we are living in […]

Belarus
Europe & Eurasia

Event Recap

May 22, 2012

Roundtable with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Gryshchenko

By Jason Harmala

On May 22, the Atlantic Council’s Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted an off-the-record discussion with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Gryshchenko.

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Experts

Fellow

Michael Carpenter

Distinguished Fellow

Eurasia Center Europe Center

Eastern Europe National Security

Fellow

Hagar Hajjar Chemali

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Economic Statecraft Initiative GeoEconomics Center

Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

Staff

Andrew D’Anieri

Associate Director

Eurasia Center

Ukraine Political Reform

Fellow

Ann Marie Dailey

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia

Staff

Peter Dickinson

Editor, UkraineAlert

Eurasia Center

Ukraine Civil Society

Board director

Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky

Vice Chair, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Latin America China
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