Commentary and Analysis

As Putin grabs for power, Ivo Daalders tells Bloomberg that “it’s something we need to stand up to as strongly and as rapidly as we can.”

"February 24 will be seen as the day in which Russia fundamentally threw away any prospect of working together with our friends in the west," says Ivo Daalder.

Council President Ivo Daalder joined CBS News for analysis of what’s to come in Ukraine and Eastern Europe as a whole if the West can’t stay unified.

Karen DeYoung, Steve Erlanger, and Gideon Rachman join Ivo Daalder to discuss the latest headlines on Ukraine.

What can the United States do to stop Russian's war in Ukraine? Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford weighs in on Fox 32 Chicago.

Ivo Daalder outlines three major strategies to support Ukraine and stop Putin’s aim to revise global order on the Guardian’s podcast.

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."