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Move U.S.-Russian relations off a war footing

The war in Ukraine has heightened the risk of direct war between the world’s two largest nuclear powers. Even in the absence of a settlement, the U.S. should work to achieve predictable and stable relations with Russia and focus on cooperating over issues of mutual interest.

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RUSSIA EXPERTS

Benjamin
Friedman

Policy Director

Defense Priorities

Jennifer
Kavanagh

Senior Fellow & Director of Military Analysis

Defense Priorities

Gavin
Wilde

Former Non-Resident Fellow

Defense Priorities

Gil
Barndollar

Non-Resident Fellow

Defense Priorities

Daniel
DePetris

Fellow

Defense Priorities

Christopher
McCallion

Fellow

Defense Priorities

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As Walls Close In, Zelensky Lashes Out

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

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Op-edUkraine‑Russia, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine

Trump Zelensky Trump denials can’t hide billions in U.S. weapons sent to Ukraine

By Jennifer Kavanagh

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In the mediaChina, Asia, Russia

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Featuring Lyle Goldstein

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Symposia: Lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

As the one-year mark of the Ukraine-Russia war approaches, Moscow has failed in many of its objectives. Ukraine has effectively blunted several major Russian advances and reclaimed large swaths of its territory from invading forces. Though the war continues, and seems far from over, there are already many key takeaways from the fighting—and the conflict’s causes and implications remain hotly contested.

Defense Priorities (DEFP) organized this symposium to stimulate thinking about the most important lessons learned from this ongoing war. Top experts, writing from a range of perspectives, share their insights in an effort to inform and improve U.S. policy.