Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with the country's service members at the combat positions near the line of separation from Russian-backed rebels on the Day of the Armed Forces in the Donetsk region, Ukraine December 6, 2021. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo

Will Russia launch a full military invasion of Ukraine?

Steven Pifer and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, December 16, 2021

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba pose for a photo prior to a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, April 13, 2021. Francisco Seco/Pool via REUTERS

Russia-Ukraine conflict: America needs a better idea than NATO expansion to keep the peace

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds talks with U.S. President Joe Biden via a video link in Sochi, Russia December 7, 2021. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Putin is taking a huge gamble

Friday, December 10, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russia's President Vladimir Putin meet for the U.S.-Russia summit at Villa La Grange in Geneva, Switzerland, June 16, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/Pool

Diplomacy — and strategic ambiguity — can avert a crisis in Ukraine

Foreign Affairs Monday, December 6, 2021

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - DECEMBER 3, 2021: Russia's President Vladimir Putin is seen in his office in the Kremlin as he chairs a videoconference meeting of permanent members of the Russian Security Council. Mikhail Metzel/POOL/TASS.

What Biden should say to Putin on Ukraine

Monday, December 6, 2021

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2021: Russias President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with Tokyo 2020 medalists at the Moscow Kremlin. Alexei Druzhinin/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/TASS.No use Russia.

Will Putin miscalculate?

Monday, November 22, 2021

NATO in a competitive world: A conversation with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba give a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, April 13, 2021. Francisco Seco/Pool via REUTERS

Ukraine and NATO — don’t ask, do

Friday, October 1, 2021

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attend a meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine May 6, 2021. Efrem Lukatsky/Pool via REUTERS

President Zelensky comes to Washington

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Protesters hold up their mobile phones during a demonstration in support of the EU integration at Independence Square in Kiev November 28, 2013. The European Union told Ukraine it was risking its economic future by rejecting a free-trade deal in favour of closer ties with Russia, hours before a likely frosty encounter on Thursday evening between EU leaders and President Viktor Yanukovich. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

Journalism after 9/11

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND JUNE 16, 2021: US President Joe Biden (L) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin (2nd R) meet for talks at the Villa La Grange. Mikhail Metzel/TASS.No use Russia.

Did Biden succeed with Putin? Check back in six months

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak speaks at a meeting of finance ministers from across the G7 nations ahead of the G7 leaders' summit, at Lancaster House in London, Britain June 4, 2021. Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire/Pool via REUTERS

Around the halls: What to watch in Biden’s week of summits in Europe

Pavel K. Baev, Célia Belin, James Goldgeier, Samantha Gross, Syaru Shirley Lin, Suzanne Maloney, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Patrick W. Quirk, Douglas A. Rediker, Constanze Stelzenmüller, and Thomas Wright

Monday, June 7, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Harpa Concert Hall, on the sidelines of the Arctic Council Ministerial summit, in Reykjavik, Iceland, May 19, 2021. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS

To face Russia and Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden needs a smart strategy

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, May 28, 2021

French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hold a news conference following their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France April 16, 2021. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/Pool via REUTERS

Planning a trip to Paris, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy has much to gain

Monday, April 19, 2021

A service member of the Ukrainian armed forces uses binoculars while observing the area at fighting positions on the line of separation near the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Serhiy Takhmazov

Kremlin saber-rattling in Ukraine: How the West should react

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about administration plans to strengthen American manufacturing during a brief appearance in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 25, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

The Biden presidency and Ukraine

Thursday, January 28, 2021

People watch the second 2020 presidential campaign debate between Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and U.S. President Donald Trump at The Abbey Bar during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in West Hollywood, California, U.S., October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

A consequential election for Ukraine

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

(L-R) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, attend a joint press conference at the Elysee Palace after holding the Normandy Format Summit. Russia has expressed doubts that a planned Berlin summit to resolve the Ukraine conflict will in fact take place, with Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko saying Kiev has done little to fulfil agreements made at an earlier summit between the warring sides.

Ukraine, NATO, and Russia

Turkish Policy Quarterly Friday, September 4, 2020

People gather near lit candles arranged to read "Maidan" during a rally marking the 6th anniversary of the beginning of the Ukrainian pro-European Union (EU) mass demonstrations, in Kiev, Ukraine November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Ukraine, then and now

Friday, September 4, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits a settlement affected by heavy rainfall and flooding in Ivano-Frankivsk Region, Ukraine June 25, 2020. Picture taken June 25, 2020. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy ran on a reform platform — Is he delivering?

Wednesday, July 22, 2020