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3 weeks ago | 
atlanticcouncil.org | Serhii Kuzan |Doug Klain |Peter Malcolm Dickinson
As the new United States administration seeks to transform the country’s foreign policy, one of President Trump’s top priorities is a peace agreement to end the Russian war in Ukraine. However, there is a very real danger that the US leader’s eagerness to strike a deal with Vladimir Putin could lead to a flawed settlement that will undermine the foundations of international security for many years to come.
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3 weeks ago | 
atlanticcouncil.org | Serhii Kuzan |Doug Klain |Peter Malcolm Dickinson
A bipartisan group of United States senators have recently called on the Trump administration to consider handing Ukraine over $300 billion in frozen Russian assets. In a March 21 letter addressed to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, senior Republicans including Lindsey Graham joined their Democrat colleagues in pressing for the frozen funds to be allocated to the Ukrainian war effort.
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4 weeks ago | 
atlanticcouncil.org | David Kirichenko |Serhii Kuzan |Doug Klain |Peter Malcolm Dickinson
A United Nations probe has concluded that Russia is guilty of committing crimes against humanity in the occupied regions of Ukraine. The investigation focused on the Kremlin’s large-scale program of detentions and deportations targeting Ukrainian civilians living under Russian occupation, and confirms earlier reports regarding the terror tactics being employed by Putin’s invasion force.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
cepa.org | Kseniya Kirillova |Elena Davlikanova |Doug Klain |Mykyta Vorobiov
Russia is not just stealing Ukrainian land and property, it is also stealing people. Its need is urgent. The hunt for able-bodied men and women is a central aim of the Kremlin’s colonial quest because it’s fighting and losing a demographic battle on the home front. The 3 million or so Ukrainians living in the occupied lands are the target of sustained campaigns to make them “new Russians.” But a captive does not a Russian make.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
atlanticcouncil.org | Maria Avdeeva |Peter Malcolm Dickinson |Doug Klain
Although it is currently common to talk about the West as a unitary actor in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian War, the stakes actually differ significantly on the two opposite sides of the Atlantic. Most obviously, if Russia succeeds in Ukraine and goes further, Europe will become a battlefield. With this in mind, it makes sense in terms of security strategy to think of Europe individually as well as part of the broader Western world.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
atlanticcouncil.org | Maria Avdeeva |Peter Malcolm Dickinson |Doug Klain
“There are only so many books on Ukraine we can review each month,” an editor from a major British newspaper tells me at one of the country’s largest literary festivals. He looks a bit uncomfortable, almost apologetic. He wants me to understand that if it were up to him, he’d review a book on Ukraine every day, but that’s just not how the industry works.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
atlanticcouncil.org | Maria Avdeeva |Peter Malcolm Dickinson |Doug Klain
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid an historic visit to Kyiv in late August, becoming the first Indian leader to travel to the country since Ukraine regained independence in 1991. Modi’s arrival in the Ukrainian capital was billed as part of ongoing international efforts to secure a peaceful resolution to the war between Ukraine and Russia.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
kyivindependent.com | Doug Klain
“Trump will end the Ukraine war.” This message greeted the audience just before U.S. Senator J.D. Vance emerged to accept his party’s nomination for the vice presidency. With Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump aiming to retake the presidency after the November elections, his stance on Ukraine and Russia dominates discussion about the war.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
cepa.org | Kseniya Kirillova |Elena Davlikanova |Doug Klain |Mykyta Vorobiov
The Kremlin likes to describe itself as the epicenter of a world movement, a beacon for a “non-Western world” oppressed by Americans and assorted lackeys denying the rights of the global majority. You might imagine this propaganda theme would resonate with the world’s poor and downtrodden. So far, however, there’s little sign it’s attracted anyone except the usual suspects in Tehran, Pyongyang, and a handful of other countries with atrocious human rights records.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
foreignpolicy.com | Dana Sherne |Leslie Vinjamuri |Doug Klain |James Batchik
On Thursday, June 27, CNN will host the first presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle. After months of speaking at each other in campaign rallies, Joe Biden and Donald Trump will finally have an opportunity to directly engage in discussion. Domestic politics often dominate presidential debates, but with ongoing conflicts in Europe and the Middle East in addition to U.S.-China competition, 2024 could be different.
