The Ukrainian Week

20 December, 2021	Breaking news	'A four-week window': Biden aims to learn from Obama's mistakes with quick moves to deter Putin from invading Ukraine When the US intelligence community first picked up signs in the fall that Russia could be preparing a new attack on Ukraine, President Joe Biden directed his administration to act - and fast.
11 April, 2016	Politics	Ian Brzezinski: “Ukraine has to keep on pressing on its case” Senior Fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security on the way American political establishment sees Ukraine today, the stance of the Obama Administration on Russia and expectations of the NATO Summit in Warsaw
2 September, 2015	World	Where is Leadership to be Found? We can conclude that Putin’s fascism and aggression in Europe was stopped, first and foremost, by the courage and heroism of Ukraine. Yet the leaders of the world, namely, Barack Obama and Angela Merkel, have responded to the challenge as well
14 May, 2015	World	Michael McFaul: Putin believes that time is on his side: that the West will become disinterested and Ukraine will fail with reforms Ex-US Ambassador to Russia on the “reset policy”, Russia’s “resource curse”, and main threats of Putin’s policy for the West and Ukraine
26 April, 2015	World	Alexander Motyl: "Ukraine is important to the US as a counterweight to Russia" American historian of Ukrainian descent, Rutgers University Professor on Washington's policy towards Kyiv, Ukraine's image, and the perception of Ukrainian politicians in the US
3 April, 2015		John Herbst: “The Administration does not understand that Mr. Putin’s ambitions are not limited to Ukraine” US Ambassador to Ukraine in 2003-2006 and currently Director of the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council talks to The Ukrainian Week on factors that shape the United States’ foreign policy and why Vladimir Putin must be stopped in Ukraine
1 April, 2015	World	Adrift In Washington The reasons for American inaction
10 October, 2014	World	Toomas Hendrik Ilves: “We are clearly at the beginning of a period where Russia is a very different partner” In his interview for The Ukrainian Week, Mr. Ilves draws parallels between transformations of the international order caused by Russia’s actions today and circumstances that encouraged the establishment of NATO and EU over 60 years ago, and between the presence of Russian troops on Ukrainian soil today and Soviet occupation of Estonia
15 July, 2014	News	Bloomberg: US ready to impose tougher sanctions on Russia unilaterally The Obama Administration could impose sanctions unilaterally if the EU leaders decide otherwise at the meeting in Brussels on July 16
4 June, 2014	News	Poroshenko will offer a peaceful solution for Ukraine during inauguration Petro Poroshenko, the winner of the presidential race in Ukraine, will present the plan for peaceful solution for the Ukrainian crisis during his inauguration, he said at a briefing on his visit to Warsaw
21 February, 2014	News	The Guardian: Obama criticizes Putin for Ukraine and Syria Barack Obama says Putin does not respect the right of Ukrainians and Syrians to basic freedoms, The Guardian reports
18 December, 2013		Janusz Bugajski: Washington needs to send a strong message to Putin not to interfere in Ukraine's internal affairs or risk repercussions Thus far the U.S. reaction to the Ukrainian upheaval has been subdued, as the Obama administration evidently fears alienating Russia, which it needs to pursue its Middle East policies. It is time for the White House to specify its options, as Ukraine stands on the brink of outright conflict