Commentary and Analysis

Will Russia’s elites support Putin’s war? Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford raises this and more on ABC 7 Chicago.

“Putin wants to try reassemble as much of the Soviet empire as he possibly can and be remembered for that,” says Mitchel Wallerstein on WGN-9.

Why would Putin choose now for a full-scale invasion? Council President Ivo Daalder answers this and more on MSNBC’s Medhi Hasan Show.

“Eight years the Ukrainians have been fighting Putin,” Ivo Daalder tells Rachel Maddow. “The idea of putting a Yankukovych-like figure in charge isn’t enough."

"I think this is a turning point in European security and global security," says Council President Ivo Daalder with Robert Siegel for Moment Magazine.

Putin is ready to weather the storm. But will the rest of Russia, the Russian elite in particular, be ready with him? Elizabeth Shackelford explores the answer.

Putin’s so-called peacekeeping mission is “totally akin to an attack on Ukraine,” argues Council President Ivo Daalder on CBS with Tanya Rivero and Jim Axelrod.

Cécile Shea joins Julian Hayda, Ian Kelly, and John Mearsheimer to discuss Russian troops entering Ukraine on WTTW's Chicago Tonight.

“They're serious sanctions, but they’re not coming in one fell swoop until we see further action,” says Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford on CBC.

Can Ukraine actually defend itself against a much mightier Russian army? Council President Ivo Daalder discusses with Christiane Amanpour.