List of Ukraine articles
![Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen straight on as he attends an Orthodox Easter service. Putin wears a black suit and dark tie and a serious expression. Colorful drapes or curtains hang slightly out of focus behind him.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Putin-war-sanctions-GettyImages-2150947845.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Russian Oil Is Still Paying for Putin’s War
After initial success, Western energy sanctions are stalling out.
![A ripped and warped section from the side of a plane rests in the foreground of a broad expanse of a grassy field against a cloudy sky.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ukraine-mh17-crash-russia-west-GettyImages-452327078.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
How the West Misunderstood Moscow in Ukraine
Ten years ago, Russia’s first invasion failed to wake up a bamboozled West. The reasons are still relevant today.
![A man dressed in military camouflage fatigues holds a controller as he stands in front of a large robotic vehicle on a dirt road.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ukraine-robots-war-russia-GettyImages-2149502069.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Ukraine Goes All-In on Ground Robots
The goal is to save more human lives.
![Oleg Nefedov, a judge of Russia's Supreme Court, reads a decision in Moscow on Nov. 30, 2023.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1813306646.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Russia Is Using Lawsuits to Fight the West’s Sanctions
Ukraine is currently on the losing side of the new legal front in the West’s economic war.
![A satirical float shows European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the annual carnival parade in Mainz, Germany, on Feb. 20, 2023.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/russia-eu-nato-GettyImages-1467908496-e1721046457249.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
For Putin, the EU Is a Bigger Threat Than NATO
The Kremlin fears the EU’s ability to spur deep political change.
![A small group of protesters hold signs in support of Mikheil Saakashvili. In front of them is a larger sign depicting Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili and Russian President Vladimir Putin.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/georgia-russia-georgian-dream-GettyImages-1247339276.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
How Putin’s War Is Transforming Ukraine’s Neighbors
Moscow has tightened its grip in Eastern and Central Europe.
![Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on before the start of a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ukraine-nato-GettyImages-2160991112.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
NATO Is Helping Ukraine to Fight—but Not to Win
The Washington summit was heavy on promises but light on plans.
![U.S. Marine Corps recruits from Lima Company complete a 10-mile hike at Camp Pendleton, near San Diego, California, on April 22, 2021.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/recruits-us-marines-GettyImages-1232466443-e1720600128615.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
The Return of the Military Draft
The wars in Ukraine and Gaza show that technology cannot replace soldiers—on the contrary.
![Volodymyr Zelensky and Joe Biden walking side-by-side with the Ukrainian and U.S. flag in the background](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/zelensky-biden-security-pact-GettyImages-2156793340-2.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
How to Make the U.S.-Ukraine Security Pact Stick
The White House and Congress need to start talking.
![NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrive for a joint press conference in Kyiv on April 29.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/zelesnky-stoltenberg-nato-GettyImages-2150169058.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Ukraine’s Opportunity at the NATO Summit
To secure victory, the alliance must now capitalize on progress made by the G-7.
![A Ukrainian serviceman carries a large drone on the frontlines.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1-ukraine-drone-production-private-war-russia-GettyImages-1259129626.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
How Ukraine’s Drone Industry Took Flight
A state campaign rolled back red tape and regulation inherited from its Soviet past.
![Biden at 2023 NATO summit in Vilnius](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/biden-nato-GettyImages-1533430284-e1720190298688.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
This NATO Summit Is a Big Win for Biden
The alliance’s resurgence since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a signature achievement.
![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hands with U.S. President Joe Biden following the announcement of a joint G-7 declaration in support of Ukraine in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12, 2023.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1536748728.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
America Is in Denial About NATO’s Future
An alliance that includes Ukraine will require a vastly larger military and economic commitment.
![A Ukrainian border guard in a camouflaged uniform faces a yellow and white Ukrzaliznytsia diesel train and a red Polish SKPL transport company train on two sets of railroad tracks in Rava-Ruska, Ukraine.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ukraine-railways-europe-GettyImages-1730213664.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Ukraine Lays Its Tracks to Europe
By expanding its railways, Kyiv hopes to tie its fate to the rest of the continent.
![Polish Foreign Minister Minister Radoslaw Sikorski speaks in Berlin, Germany.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-1972948986-e1719256548175.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
What Europe Wants From the NATO Summit
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski: “I hope we show unity.”