On 22 January 2022, the European Leadership Network (ELN) convened the Contact Group on Russia-West relations via Zoom, to discuss the Russia-NATO confrontation over Ukraine.
ELN members reflect on the current situation on the Russia-Ukraine border and discuss principles for the next steps forward.
Ahead of the Munich Security Conference 2020, the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group stresses the need for a political solution to the armed conflict in Ukraine.
The Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group address the risk in the lack of effective and reliable crisis management dialogue and provide a foundation for crisis management advocacy.
To support Ukraine against Russian aggression and deter further escalation, NATO and the EU should look to World War II history and borrow a page from President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Needlessly arming Ukraine only escalates tension in the region and distracts attention from the tasks that are critical to Ukraine’s future.