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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War in Ukraine

Four years on

Four 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

Sep 26, 2016

Ullman in United Press International: What Accounts for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Popularity?

By Harlan Ullman

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In the News

Sep 26, 2016

Braw Joins Monocle 24 to Discuss Sweden Putting a Military Unit on Gotland

By Elizabeth Braw

Listen to the full discussion here.

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In the News

Sep 25, 2016

Itani Quoted by The Arab Weekly on US and Russia’s Efforts to Salvage Syrian Ceasefire

By Faysal Itani

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In the News

Sep 25, 2016

Grigas Quoted By Newsweek on his new book, ” Beyond Crimea: The New Russian Empire”

By Agnia Grigas

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In the News

Sep 24, 2016

Itani Quoted by The Telegraph on Russian Support of Aleppo Takeover by Syria

By Faysal Itani

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In the News

Sep 23, 2016

Hof Quoted by the Financial Times on Kerry’s Talks with Russia on Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

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UkraineAlert

Sep 23, 2016

How Ukraine Can Signal It’s Serious about Reform

By Oksana Bedratenko

Thirteen months since the last tranche, the IMF has finally allocated the third tranche of its program to Ukraine, bringing the total disbursement to $7.6 billion. Although it is less than the originally planned $1.7 billion and came with substantial delays, the receipt of the $1 billion tranche was celebrated by the Ukrainian government as […]

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In the News

Sep 23, 2016

Coote Quoted by Argus on US and Russia Competing for Gas Markets in Europe and Asia

By Bud Coote

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In the News

Sep 22, 2016

Hof Quoted by StarTribune on The Need for Continued Pressure on Russia in Syrian Ceasefire

By Frederic C. Hof

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In the News

Sep 22, 2016

Ullman in Daily Times: Let’s Not Start a New Cold War with Russia

By Harlan Ullman

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