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

Jul 29, 2016

Farkas Joins CNN to Discuss Trump’s Appeal to Russia

By Evelyn Farkas

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Donald Trump, Feb. 10, 2011 (photo: Gage Skidmore)

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Jul 28, 2016

Trump May Lift Sanctions and Bless Russia’s Seizure of Crimea

By Aaron Blake, Washington Post

Donald Trump is very bad at making the case that he’s not Russia’s favored candidate in the 2016 U.S. election.

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Donald Trump, July 21, 2016 (photo: Ida Mae Astute/ABC)

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Jul 28, 2016

Trump’s Nuclear Policy and Views on Russia

By Donald J. Trump, David E. Sanger, and Maggie Haberman

Excerpts from edited transcript of interview of Donald J. Trump by David E. Sanger and Maggie Haberman of the New York Times

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Donald Trump, June 18, 2016 (photo: Gage Skidmore)

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Jul 28, 2016

Trump’s NATO Policy and Views on Cyber Weapons

By Donald J. Trump, David E. Sanger, and Maggie Haberman

Excerpts from edited transcript of interview of Donald J. Trump by David E. Sanger and Maggie Haberman of the New York Times

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In the News

Jul 28, 2016

Haring Joins Voice of America to Discuss Press Freedom in Ukraine, the Murder of Journalist Pavel Sheremet, and the Need to Increase International Broadcasting Assistance to Ukraine

By Melinda Haring

Watch the full interview here.

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In the News

Jul 28, 2016

Healey Quoted by International Business Times on Russia’s Involvement with DNC Hack

By Jason Healey

Read the full article here.

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In the News

Jul 28, 2016

Healey in Christian Science Monitor: DNC Hack Requires Swift, Forceful Response from Washington

By Jason Healey

Read the full article here.

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In the News

Jul 28, 2016

Cohen Quoted by the Jerusalem Post on Trump’s Potential Relationship with Putin

By Ariel Cohen

Read the full article here.

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Jul 28, 2016

Ward Joins Jurnalul de Seară to Discuss Putins Interest in Trump Becoming President

By Alex Ward

Watch the full interview here.

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In the News

Jul 27, 2016

Farkas Quoted CNBC on Russia’s Involvement in DNC Email Hack

By Evelyn Farkas

Read the full article here.

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