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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 Turns Away from Europe and the West

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 Turns Away from Europe and the West

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 Turns Away from Europe and the West

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

New Atlanticist

Dec 1, 2011

Ukraine Turns Away from Europe and the West

By Taras Kuzio

The incarceration of Yulia Tymoshenko has temporarily halted and may permanently terminate Ukraine’s integration with Europe.

European Union
International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Oct 27, 2011

Ukraine’s Future in Ten Stages

By Taras Kuzio

More than two weeks after Yulia Tymoshenko widely-condemned conviction on political charges, no price has been paid . The fact that European and American governments are discussing the possibility of visa black lists behind closed doors does not mean they will appear soon. As EU Ambassador Jose Manuel Pinto Teixeira said, “although closing the door […]

European Union
International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Oct 26, 2011

Why Punishing Ukraine Only Hurts Reformers

By Dean Jackson

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was recently sentenced to seven years in prison at the close of a corruption trial which was roundly condemned as highly political and deeply unfair. The verdict met with disapproval both abroad and in Ukraine, where protests have been stymied by government security forces. Vitali Klitscko, leader of the […]

European Union
International Organizations

NATOSource

Oct 25, 2011

Russia gets NATO ‘nyet’ on missile defense, but Georgia and Ukraine get green light for membership

By Robert Bridge, Russia Today

From Robert Bridge, Russia Today:  NATO officials say they are willing to “cooperate” with Russia in the US missile defense system, while balking on the possibility of building a single system.

Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Oct 21, 2011

A Smart EU Reponse to Yanukovych

By Borut Grgic

The turmoil that has gripped European-Ukrainian relations following the sentencing of Yulia Tymoshenko risks jeopardizing an important strategic relationship, and both sides stand to lose big from this fallout. Whether or not Tymoshenko, Ukraine’s former prime minister, is guilty, was given a fair trial or should be punished for her commercial interests and dealings while […]

European Union
International Organizations

NATOSource

Oct 13, 2011

NATO disappointed by Ukraine’s Tymoshenko verdict

By the AP

From the AP:  NATO said Thursday it was disappointed by the sentence handed down to Ukraine’s former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko for abuse of office over a gas deal with Russia.

Ukraine

Event Recap

Oct 12, 2011

Off-the-Record Dinner with Vitaliy Klychko

By Jason Harmala

On October 12, the Atlantic Council hosted an off-the-record working dinner with Vitaliy Klychko, leader of the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform, and current world heavyweight champion in boxing.

Ukraine

NATOSource

Oct 11, 2011

Yulia Tymoshenko jailed after ‘political trial’ that risks making Ukraine a pariah

By Miriam Elder, the Guardian

From Miriam Elder, the Guardian:  Ukraine shut the book on its flirtation with democracy and European integration on Tuesday when it sentenced former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in prison in a trial widely seen as a political witch-hunt.

Energy & Environment
European Union

NATOSource

Oct 7, 2011

Ukraine ‘ready’ to join NATO missile defense project if Russia is also included

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Ukraine is ready to contribute to the creation of the European missile shield if the program is developed in cooperation with Russia, Ukrainian envoy to NATO Igor Dolgov said on Thursday.

Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Sep 20, 2011

Two Viktors and Two “Signals”

By Taras Kuzio

A Kyiv court was set to sentence opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko to a lengthy prison sentence last week but unexpectedly the trial was postponed to September 27 after the US and EU sent strong warnings to the Viktor Yanukovych administration to halt these politically motivated trials. Not coincidentally the postponement is until only two days […]

European Union
International Organizations
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Experts

Fellow

Beth Van Schaack

Distinguished Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Human Rights International Norms
Jonathan Green is a nonresident senior fellow at the GeoStrategy Initiative in the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security.

Fellow

Jonathan Green

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoStrategy Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Afghanistan Defense Industry

Fellow

Oksana Nechyporenko

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

Civil Society Education

Executive Leadership Intensive participant

Elizabeth Jones

Engagement Leader, Voluntas Ukraine

Millennium Leadership Program

Europe & Eurasia Resilience & Society

Fellow

Katerina Sedova

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

Artificial Intelligence Eastern Europe

Fellow

Myroslava Gongadze

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

Democratic Transitions Eastern Europe
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