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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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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Jul 7, 2011

Ukraine’s Future: Challenges and Impact of Governance in Ukraine

By Adrienne Chuck

The Atlantic Council, the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings, and the Peterson Institute for International Economics co-hosted a conference to discuss the state of governance in Ukraine. The conference opened with a discussion with Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin.  Panels with leading American and European experts examined “The Challenges of […]

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New Atlanticist

Jun 28, 2011

Could Elections be Democratic in Ukraine without Tymoshenko?

By Taras Kuzio

Speaking to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on June 21, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych defended the criminal cases launched against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and twelve ministers from her 2007-2010 government. Together with nine leaders of the fall 2010 anti-tax code protests and ten nationalists who admitted to beheading the […]

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NATOSource

Jun 21, 2011

Ukraine secretly ramps up ties with NATO: report

By AFP

From AFP:  Ukraine is ramping up cooperation with NATO, dealing a blow to Moscow’s hopes that its neighbour would align itself closer to Russia under President Viktor Yanukovych, a report said on Tuesday.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 25, 2011

Ukraine: Bread Basket of China?

By Mary Micevych

As Ukraine seeks to double its global grain export, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov used his visit this week to a trade summit in China as a platform to showcase his country’s agricultural investment and trade potential. Although the EU remains Ukraine’s largest trading partner, Azarov used the summit to set the sights further abroad, pursuing […]

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NATOSource

Apr 15, 2011

NATO and Ukraine discuss security cooperation

By NATO

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New Atlanticist

Apr 11, 2011

A Thaw in Ukraine?

By Adrian Karatnycky

The recent indictment of former President Leonid Kuchma for abuse of power in the case of the murder in 2000 of investigative journalist Heorhiy Gongadze has sent shockwaves through the Ukrainian body politic.

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NATOSource

Feb 24, 2011

Ukraine ready to introduce NATO standards

By Interfax-Ukraine

From Interfax-Ukraine:  Ukraine is ready to introduce NATO’s technological standards, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said. "Your standards suit us… We are ready to introduce them in our country," he said at a meeting with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the press service of the Ukrainian government told Interfax-Ukraine. From Zik:  The Ukrainian premier […]

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NATOSource

Feb 24, 2011

Ukraine interested in joint missile defense system with NATO

By Interfax-Ukraine

From Interfax-Ukraine:  Ukraine is interested in joining the building of a common missile defense system with NATO, Anatoly Hrytsenko said, the head of the Ukrainian parliamentary committee on national security and defense. "We are interested in participating in the building of a joint missile defense system and developing our technologies and creating new jobs through […]

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New Atlanticist

Feb 24, 2011

Yanukovych Report Card: One Year of Power

By Adrian Karatnycky

On the first anniversary of the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych, it is entirely appropriate to offer an overall report card on the performance of Ukraine’s new leader and his government team. This article attempts to do so by comparing the actions and policies of Yanukovych and his Prime Minister Mykola Azarov with the state of […]

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NATOSource

Feb 17, 2011

Rasmussen plans to discuss Ukraine’s participation in NATO missile defense system

By Interfax

From Interfax:  NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said that during his visit to Ukraine, he plans to discuss Ukraine’s possible participation in the NATO missile defense system. "What I would like to discuss during my visit to Ukraine is the question of Ukraine’s possible contribution to the Euro-Atlantic architecture of a missile defense […]

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