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War in Ukraine

Three years on

Three years since the invasion, Atlantic Council experts are assessing the state of the war and the prospects for peace—and forecasting what the future holds for Ukraine, Russia, NATO, the United States.

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Fast Thinking Aug 18, 2025

Was Trump’s summit with Zelenskyy and European leaders a turning point for Russia’s war in Ukraine?

Our experts share their perspectives on what the White House summit means for efforts to end Russia’s war on Ukraine and provide security assurances for Kyiv.

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New Atlanticist Aug 15, 2025

Experts react: Trump and Putin just left Alaska without a deal. Here’s what that means for Russia’s war on Ukraine.

By Atlantic Council experts

The US and Russian presidents met in Anchorage for nearly three hours, but the talks did not bring a halt to Russia’s ongoing assault on Ukraine.
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Inflection Points Aug 17, 2025

Will Europe rise to its strategic moment?

By Frederick Kempe

With the future of European security on the line, the Ukrainian president and several European allies will meet with US President Donald Trump on Monday.
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UkraineAlert Aug 14, 2025

Trump should insist on the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia

By Mercedes Sapuppo

When US President Donald Trump sits down with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, he must demand the return of the thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, writes Mercedes Sapuppo.
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UkraineAlert Aug 7, 2025

Ukraine’s expanding robot army can help address manpower shortages

By David Kirichenko

Robotic systems are in many ways an ideal battlefield solution for Ukraine as the country seeks ways to leverage its proven tech prowess in order to defend itself in a grueling war of attrition against a far larger enemy, writes David Kirichenko.
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UkraineAlert Jul 30, 2025

A Ukraine without Ukrainians: Putin is erasing Europe’s largest nation

By Peter Dickinson

Russia is systematically erasing all traces of Ukrainian national identity throughout occupied Ukraine as Vladimir Putin pursues an extreme form of eliminationist imperialism in the heart of twenty-first century Europe, writes Peter Dickinson.
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WATCH

“Putin’s endgame: The stakes beyond Ukraine,” an Atlantic Council documentary

Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine may be closer to its end than its beginning. How it ends will matter not only for Ukraine, but for the whole of Europe and the wider world. The first-ever documentary from the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, “Putin’s endgame: The stakes beyond Ukraine,” discusses the threat of Russian aggression beyond Ukraine and the dangers it poses to US interests today and in the future.

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In the News

Jul 26, 2023

Rudder in Semafor

On July 25, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Lieutenant General (Ret.) Steven Rudder was quoted in an article in Semafor about Russia’s and China’s joint military drills in Asia. Rudder explains, “Russia is just not a European and NATO problem […] With Russia at war and now aligned and getting support from China, we now squarely […]

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In the News

Jul 26, 2023

Cooper in Politico on NATO’s push to equip Ukraine with F-16s

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Jul 26, 2023

Webster quoted in Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty on China exports to Russia
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In the News

Jul 26, 2023

Yevgeniya Gaber joins The Shift with Shane Hewitt podcast to discuss the recent developments in Ukraine, Odesa and the Black Sea
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Eastern Europe

In the News

Jul 26, 2023

Yevgeniya Gaber joins Globsec podcast on Turkish post-electoral diplomacy: Ukraine, Russia, EU, NATO, Westward tilt, Cyprus, BRICS, and Islam in foreign policy
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In the News

Jul 26, 2023

Yevgeniya Gaber wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post on Grain Deal, Russia’s attempts to loosen sanctions, and control over the maritime routes in the Black Sea
Eastern Europe
Economic Sanctions

In the News

Jul 25, 2023

Webster in China-Russia Report: Was Russia a factor in Qin Gang’s purge?
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Politics & Diplomacy

UkraineAlert

Jul 25, 2023

Rebuilding efforts should prioritize the key pillars of Ukraine’s democracy

By Oleksii Antoniuk

International attention is currently focused on the physical reconstruction of postwar Ukraine's devastated infrastructure, but rebuilding the country's democratic institutions will be just as important, writes Oleksii Antoniuk.

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UkraineAlert

Jul 25, 2023

Ukraine’s gas storage facilities can play a key role in European energy security

By Sergiy Makogon

Ukraine's underground gas storage facilities are the largest in Europe and offer considerable untapped opportunities to enhance the continent's energy security, writes Sergiy Makogon.

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In the News

Jul 24, 2023

Liubakova quoted in Business Insider: “Prigozhin’s armed rebellion … shatters the myth of Russia’s invincibility

By Atlantic Council

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