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CFR side event

The Trump Administration’s Ukraine Policy

May 17, 14:15-15:45

The Trump administration promised to end the war in Ukraine in 100 days. Towards Ukraine and Russia, it has attempted a policy of sticks and carrots, with a more accommodating attitude towards Moscow than towards Kyiv. At the same time, US-Russia normalisation has progressed, while […]

Speakers

Liana Fix

Fellow for Europe at the Council on Foreign Relations

Matthew Kroenig

Vice President and Senior Director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council

Olga Oliker

Director of the Europe and Central Asia Programme at the International Crisis Group

Kurt Volker

Distinguished Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis

Moderator

Paul B Stares

Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations

The Trump administration promised to end the war in Ukraine in 100 days. Towards Ukraine and Russia, it has attempted a policy of sticks and carrots, with a more accommodating attitude towards Moscow than towards Kyiv. At the same time, US-Russia normalisation has progressed, while US-European and US-Ukrainian relations have deteriorated. How will future US support for Ukraine look like with or without a ceasefire? How will US-Russia relations develop, and what are the implications for European and transatlantic security?