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Dec 4, 2024 | 
msn.com | Steven Pifer
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
thehill.com | Steven Pifer
As Russia continues to wage its brutal war against Ukraine, calls have increased for Washington, including Donald Trump when he assumes the presidency in January, to force a halt to the fighting in order to save Ukrainian lives. For example, in the Nov. 17 New York Times, Megan Stack wrote that Trump should “speed up the inevitable” and push Kyiv into talks — talks that would almost certainly entail Ukraine ceding land to Russia while receiving no meaningful security guarantees in return.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Steven Pifer
As Russia continues to wage its brutal war against Ukraine, calls have increased for Washington, including Donald Trump when he assumes the presidency in January, to force a halt to the fighting in order to save Ukrainian lives. For example, in the Nov. 17 New York Times, Megan Stack wrote that Trump should “speed up the inevitable” and push Kyiv into talks — talks that would almost certainly entail Ukraine ceding land to Russia while receiving no meaningful security guarantees in return.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Steven Pifer
Steven Pifer, opinion contributor4 December 2024 at 10:30 am·4-min readAs Russia continues to wage its brutal war against Ukraine, calls have increased for Washington, including Donald Trump when he assumes the presidency in January, to force a halt to the fighting in order to save Ukrainian lives. For example, in the Nov.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
brookings.edu | Steven Pifer
Russia’s doctrine for the use of nuclear weapons has gone through several evolutions over the past 15 years. Changes in 2010 and 2020 seemed relatively benign. In September 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced additional modifications, which appear more meaningful. These recent modifications were made while Western officials debated whether to allow Ukraine to use Western weapons to conduct strikes into Russian territory.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
nationalinterest.org | Steven Pifer
Russia after War with Ukraine: How Large a Threat?: Russia today poses a significant military threat facing Europe and the trans-Atlantic community. The Kremlin’s barbaric, unnecessary war of aggression against Ukraine, the largest, bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II, will continue for some time, but it will not last forever. What kind of threat might Russia pose to Europe after the war concludes? The answer: it depends. Does Russia Win or Lose in Ukraine?
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
nationalinterest.org | Steven Pifer
In one of the more memorable exchanges of the presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris told former president Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin would “eat you for lunch”—figuratively, of course. But she has a point. Mr. Putin would be delighted to see Mr. Trump return to the White House. That should surprise no one. Mr. Trump has an affinity for autocratic leaders. For years, he has voiced a decidedly positive view of Mr. Putin.
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Aug 30, 2024 | 
nationalinterest.org | Steven Pifer
Ukrainian forces crossed into Russia’s Kursk oblast on August 6. More than three weeks later, the Ukrainians occupy some 500 square miles of Russian territory. Whether the incursion will have a strategic impact on the overall course of the war remains uncertain. However, it represents a welcome near-term success for Kyiv. The ground war between Russia and Ukraine in 2024 has been characterized largely by the Russian army grinding out slow and costly gains, primarily in Donbas.
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
brookings.edu | Steven Pifer
NATO has safeguarded U.S. and trans-Atlantic security for 75 years, under Democratic and Republican presidents alike. Could NATO survive a second Donald Trump administration? Most likely not—at least not with the United States as a committed ally and alliance leader. That would pose serious challenges for the European part of the alliance. Trump’s skepticism about NATOTrump’s skepticism of allies and alliances dates back well more than three decades.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
kyivindependent.com | Steven Pifer
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, the Kremlin has sought to play the nuclear card – both to frighten Ukraine and to deter the West from assisting. Kyiv and its partners cannot ignore Moscow’s nuclear threats, but they should understand that the Russian leadership does not want a nuclear war. Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to cast a nuclear shadow over Russia’s full-scale invasion from the beginning.
