Center for US-Ukrainian Relations

08/18/2026

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🚨 NEW ARTICLE 🚨

Don’t miss AFPC Senior VP Ilan Berman's latest piece in Forbes, "Putin Is Afraid Of An Election He Can't Lose."

🔗 Read here: https://www.afpc.org/publications/articles/putin-is-afraid-of-an-election-he-cant-lose

08/12/2026

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Uber-journalist and Russia expert Tom Kent appears on the CRITICAL CONDITIONS podcast, Ep. 78

08/07/2026

https://www.rferl.org/a/senate-briefing-ukrainian-commanders-drone-war-lessons-us-iran/33824145.html?fbclid=Iwb21leATjIZBjbGNrBOMhRXBkb2YFZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEe1ybsDTOj3cLFioNaa4H5g96TY73OcgjahA2adrZpKONW0q2lCVNFA0SlDpE_aem_iP3YVEeHsyKzmrH_wvsqug

For much of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainian officials arrived in Washington seeking weapons, ammunition, and financial support. Last week, however, the message was markedly different as Kyiv looked to be more a partner than a beggar.

08/06/2026

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Most likely to bring Putin to his knees is Ukraine’s progressive strangulation of Crimea. If Russian soldiers and civilians continue to flee the peninsula, it will effectively be lost to Russia.

07/28/2026

https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/putin-waterloo-draws-nearer-prized-152622865.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHeVUsJs9kvPXr0lDGX7uo0c44NsrcETEPYfrUE8o3cQzftMOQ8slTNcrmR4bBHjkukznRaRgVD6N3iSUgo-OjmXnMt3f--eKu8CWjw0rC3ANrtEbUwtIyLU56VAHny7JcsSoQSsUxQnwL-upUFeKzQ3ru7SVal-U2uTZIz1IV7d

One of Vladimir Putin’s scarce, prized Sukhoi Su-57 fifth generation stealth fighters crashed near Moscow last week in circumstances so extraordinary that they have sent shockwaves through Russia’s mi...

07/26/2026

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/07/25/maga-embraces-ukraine/

Laura Loomer’s extraordinary about-turn this week reveals a dramatic shift within Trump’s base

07/26/2026

https://apnews.com/article/laura-loomer-trump-ukraine-russia-interview-101852f6deab17e1d8d215fdde675ee5

Laura Loomer became infamous for spreading conspiracy theories online. Now, as she travels across Ukraine to see the damage inflicted by Russia in its yearslong war, she wants to admit that she fell for some falsehoods of her own.

07/12/2026

07/10/2026

https://neweasterneurope.eu/2017/12/01/genocide-myth-polands-victimisation-complex/

One of the best examples of fake news in the post-communist world is the finger pointing by Russia and Poland towards Ukraine. Instead of looking in the mirror at the mainstreaming of nationalist discourse both countries point to “nationalists” in Ukraine. Yet, populists with nationalistic tende...

07/10/2026

From American Foreign Policy Council VP Ilan Berman .

https://www.newsweek.com/why-putin-may-be-eyeing-another-mobilization-opinion-12165070?fbclid=Iwb21leAS9-ZNjbGNrBL35hmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHu56s1gqv4roskqM_9FrCKyYokvY0Dl5wAfw6qawRedgelCtexOYxFdFMomz_aem_VPOfGZH_17HTngXlKHdv-A

"It’s becoming more and more difficult for Moscow to avoid the specter of another military call-up."