Commentary and Analysis

American perceptions of whether Russia or Ukraine is winning the war are key to support for ongoing US assistance to Kyiv.

Consensus on how long to provide economic and military aid to Ukraine appears to be weakening as the war enters its tenth month.

New Council polling offers insights into where Americans stand as the conflict drags into winter.

Ivo Daalder argues that China’s unwillingness to stand up to Putin is part of what causes the danger of missile hits like the one in Poland this week.

As the frenzy dies down after the missile hit in Poland, Council President Ivo Daalder joins Alisyn Camerota and Victor Blackwell to unpack lessons learned.

“The best way to deal with it is to give Ukraine the capacity to defend itself, rather than escalate this further,” Ivo Daalder tells Zain Asher.

Despite economic hardship or scares from the missile in Poland, "It really isn't up to us to tell the Ukrainians how it ends," Council President Ivo Daalder tells Geeta Guru-murthy on BBC World News.

"If it was deliberate, that is an armed attack on a NATO country, and would lead to serious consequences" Ivo Daalder tells Judy Woodruff.

As officials work to learn what happened inside the NATO territory of Poland after reports of a Russian missile hit, Ivo Daalder weighs in on Meet the Press.

Recent polls find a geographic divide in the region when it comes to public perceptions of the conflict.