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

Apr 17, 2016

Herbst Joins Ukraine TV to Discuss Ukraine’s New Cabinet

By John E. Herbst

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In the News

Apr 16, 2016

Brzezinski Quoted by the EU Observer on the West’s Decision Not to Give Ukraine Military Support

By Ian Brzezinski

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In the News

Apr 16, 2016

Aslund Quoted by Washington Post on Ukraine’s New Prime Minister

By Anders Aslund

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In the News

Apr 15, 2016

Atlantic Council Event on Cyberwar in Ukraine Featured in The Christian Science Monitor

By Atlantic Council

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Apr 15, 2016

Herbst in Newsweek: Estranged from Russia, Turkey and Ukraine Join Forces

By John E. Herbst

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In the News

Apr 15, 2016

Aslund Quoted by Kyiv Post on the New Ukrainian Government

By Anders Aslund

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In the News

Apr 15, 2016

Cohen Joins Voice of America Russia to Discuss Ukraine’s New Government

By Ariel Cohen

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In the News

Apr 15, 2016

Nordenman in USNI News: Russian Flyby of USS Donald Cook Highlights International Tension in the Baltics

By Magnus Nordenman

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New Atlanticist

Apr 14, 2016

Ukraine Must Fully Implement IMF Program, says Former Finance Minister

By Mitch Hulse

Ukraine’s new government must fully implement the International Monetary Fund’s financial assistance program and undertake “painful reforms,” the country’s former Finance Minister, Natalie Jaresko, said on April 14. Jaresko spoke at an event hosted by the Atlantic Council hours after learning she had lost her job in a government shakeup—the most significant since 2014—marked by […]

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Apr 14, 2016

Atlantic Council Event Featuring Former Finance Minister of Ukraine Natalie Jaresko Featured in Foreign Policy

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