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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

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The way forward for Ukraine after the Putin summit
President Donald Trump participates in a multilateral meeting with European Leaders in the East Room of the White House in support of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following President Trump’s meeting last week with President Vladimir Putin of Russia in Anchorage, Alaska.
Ukraine The way forward for Ukraine after the Putin summit

Michael E. O’Hanlon

August 18, 2025

How disastrous was the Trump-Putin meeting?
U.S. President Donald Trump greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin with a handshake ahead of a high-stakes summit on Friday August 15, 2025 at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.
U.S. Foreign Policy How disastrous was the Trump-Putin meeting?

Steven Pifer

August 18, 2025

The only plausible path to end the war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump pose on a podium on the tarmac after they arrived to attend a meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025.
Geopolitics The only plausible path to end the war in Ukraine

Thomas Wright

August 18, 2025

Avoiding Putin’s trap in Alaska
T-shirts with images of Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump are displayed for sale at a gift shop in central Moscow, Russia, August 12, 2025.
Crisis & Conflict Management Avoiding Putin’s trap in Alaska

Steven Pifer

August 13, 2025

The war in depth

Ukraine Index: Tracking developments in the Ukraine war
Ukraine Index: Tracking developments in the Ukraine war

To track the course of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Brookings Institution is compiling security, economic, and political data presented in graphic form.

The Talbott Papers on Implications of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
The Talbott Papers on Implications of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Named in honor of American statesman and former Brookings Institution President Strobe Talbott, “The Talbott Papers on Implications of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine” is a series of policy analyses that aims to understand the conflict in Ukraine.

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