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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Russian President Vladimir Putin, Sept. 19, 2014

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Sep 22, 2014

Putin Targets the Baltics to Discredit NATO

By Edward Lucas, Wall Street Journal

“[T]he squeeze on the Baltics stems not from any real interest in the fate of expatriate Russians—a matter that Moscow systematically ignores in most countries.

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UkraineAlert

Sep 22, 2014

Russians Protest Putin’s War on Ukraine: What Does It Mean for Kyiv?

By James Rupert

Like Poroshenko’s Reception in Congress, It’s a Morale Boost—But Ukraine Is Fighting on Its Own Yesterday’s images from Moscow could hardly be more welcome for Ukrainians: thousands of Russians marching in their capital to condemn their government’s war against Ukraine. The protest was fueled partly by the spreading news in Russia that scores, perhaps hundreds, […]

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In the News

Sep 21, 2014

Philadelphia Inquirer: Weapons for Ukraine Will Aid Demoracy

By Atlantic Council

The Philadelphia Inquirer cites the Atlantic Council for hosting an event with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko: 

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New Atlanticist

Sep 19, 2014

Ukraine News Roundup | September 19

By Irena Chalupa

What Will Putin’s New World Order Be? via Politico Don’t Buy Your Aircraft Carrier from Russia via Real Clear Defense Yes Russia Matters: Putin’s Guerilla Strategy via World Affairs Baltic States Wary as Russia Takes More Strident Tone with Neighbors via The Guardian The Long Game in Eastern Europe via Real Clear World Ice Bucket […]

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In the News

Sep 19, 2014

Karatnycky on Poroshenko’s Address to Congress

By Adrian Karatnycky

Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky joins Wall Stret Journal Live to discuss Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s speech before a Joint Session of Congress:

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In the News

Sep 19, 2014

Brattberg on Poroshenko’s Washington Visit

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg joins CTV to discuss Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s visit to Washington and his request for international assistance: Watch the full interview here.

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In the News

Sep 19, 2014

Brattberg: United States should Not Let Poroshenko Return Home Empty-Handed

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg writes for the Hill on why the United States should not let Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko return his country empty-handed while it figures out the best way to respond to the crisis: 

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Transcript

Sep 19, 2014

Transcript: After the Summit, General Philip M. Breedlove on NATO’s Path Forward

By The Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council After the Summit:General Philip M. Breedlove on NATO’s Path Forward Welcome:Jon Huntsman,Chairman,Atlantic Council Moderator:Frederick Kempe,President and CEO,Atlantic Council Speaker:General Philip Breedlove,NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europeand Commander, U.S. European Command Location: Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C. Time: 11:00 a.m. EDTDate: Monday, September 15, 2014 Transcript by Federal News Service Washington, D.C.

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Sep 19, 2014

Transcript: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Speaks at the Atlantic Council

By The Atlantic Council

ATLANTIC COUNCIL   Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Speaks at the Atlantic Council Welcome:Jon Huntsman,Chairman,Atlantic Council;Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) Moderator:Frederick Kempe,President,Atlantic Council Speaker:Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Location:Washington, D.C. Time: 6:20 p.m. EDTDate: Thursday, September 18, 2014 Transcript by Federal News Service Washington, D.C.

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Sep 19, 2014

Bloomberg: Poroshenko Urges More US Military Help for Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Bloomberg cites the Atlantic Council for hosting an event with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko: 

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