Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Two Years of Russia’s War in Ukraine

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On Feb. 24, 2022—almost exactly two years ago—Russian President Vladimir Putin executed a plan that devastated Ukraine and posed to Europe its toughest challenge in a generation. The ensuing thrust-and-parry of war has often been described as a stalemate. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, a former secretary-general of NATO, says it’s incorrect to term the war a draw. Instead, he has written in Foreign Policy, the means to deliver a Ukrainian victory remain firmly in Western hands.

But how exactly can Europe and the United States succeed now when they haven’t before? What fate awaits Kyiv as the war enters its third year? For answers, FP’s Ravi Agrawal spoke with Rasmussen on FP Live.

Video clips from this event

  • NATO’s former secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, says Ukraine is in a critical situation after Russia captured the city of Avdiivka. 

  • NATO’s former secretary general explains what Europe and NATO can do to “Trump-proof” the alliance and how the former U.S. president weakened NATO politically. 

  • Rasmussen on how the Israel-Hamas has distracted attention from the war in Ukraine and how Russian President Vladimir Putin is exploiting the situation. 

  • Rasmussen explains that in order to win over the Global South, the West must offer developing countries better alternatives than China and Russia.

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Ukrainian flags at a cemetery

How the West Can Still Turn the Tide for Ukraine

NATO’s former chief describes a path forward for Kyiv and its allies.

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