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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New Atlanticist

Jul 21, 2014

Ukraine News Roundup | July 21

By Irena Chalupa

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Crash Site Remains Unsecured as Kremlin-Backed Separatist Leader Holds Two Flight Recorders  via  Kyiv Post German Foreign Minister: ‘Further Escalation Not Out of the Question’ in Ukraine  via  Der Spiegel Putin’s Deadly Doctrine via  New York Times Russian Disinformation for a Conservative Audience via  Accuracy in Media MH17 and the East Ukraine Campaign’s […]

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In the News

Jul 21, 2014

Herbst on International Consequences of MH17

By John Herbst

Eurasia Center Director John Herbst joins MSNBC’s The Cycle to discuss the international response to Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 which was shot down near Ukraine’s eastern border with Russia:

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In the News

Jul 21, 2014

Pavel on US-Russian Diplomacy

By Barry Pavel

VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel joins CNN International to discuss diplomacy between the United States and Russia following the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines plane:

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In the News

Jul 20, 2014

Karatnycky on Global Consequences of Downed Flight MH17

By Adrian Karatnycky

Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky joins MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry to discuss global tensions in the aftermath of the downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane near Ukraine’s eastern border with Russia: 

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In the News

Jul 20, 2014

Herbst on EU Action Against Russia

By John Herbst

The Philadelphia Inquirer quotes Eurasia Center Director John Herbst on what actions the European Union should take following the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines plane near Ukraine’s eastern border with Russia:

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In the News

Jul 19, 2014

O’Reilly on the Russian-Made System Behind Downed Plane

By Patrick O'Reilly

Defense News quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Patrick O’Reilly on the downed Malaysia Airlines plane near Ukraine’s eastern border with Russia:

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In the News

Jul 19, 2014

Benitez on Weapons Buildup in Ukraine

By Jorge Benitez

NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez joins CCTV to discuss the buildup of sophisticated weaponry by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine which NATO has called concerning:

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New Atlanticist

Jul 18, 2014

MH17 Crash: A Turning Point in the Ukraine Crisis?

By Alex Ward

The downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine on July 17 has heightened international concern about the Ukraine-Russia conflict, tragically demonstrating the broader impact and consequences of the ongoing war.

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In the News

Jul 18, 2014

Karatnycky: The Malaysia Airlines Disaster Is Vladimir Putin’s Lockerbie Bombing

By Adrian Karatnycky

Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky writes for the New Republic on the Malaysia Airlines plane that was shot down near Ukraine’s eastern border with Russia:

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Jul 18, 2014

Brzezinski: “It is Time for Europe to Stand Up”

By Ian Brzezinski

CNBC quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski on what Europe’s response should be to the Malaysian airliner downed near Ukraine’s eastern border with Russia: 

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