Andreas Umland

Andreas Umland is an analyst at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs’ Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies.

Articles by Andreas Umland

A woman emerges from the voting booth during Ukraine's presidential election in Kyiv on March 31, 2019.

Why Elections in Ukraine Will Not End the War

Analysis

April 11, 2025, 9:58 AM

Russian tank in Kursk

Ukraine’s Invasion of Russia Could Bring a Quicker End to the War

Analysis

August 9, 2024, 11:21 AM

A ripped and warped section from the side of a plane rests in the foreground of a broad expanse of a grassy field against a cloudy sky.

How the West Misunderstood Moscow in Ukraine

Argument

Julia Kazdobina, Jakob Hedenskog, Andreas Umland

July 17, 2024, 12:51 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin waves as he walks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel before talks about the Ukrainian peace process at the Chancellery in Berlin on Oct. 19, 2016.

The Road to a Cease-Fire in Ukraine Is Full of Pitfalls

Analysis

Hugo von Essen, Andreas Umland

July 7, 2022, 3:34 PM

Von der Leyen and Zelensky in Kyiv

EU Mulls Putting Ukraine on Track for Membership

Argument

June 8, 2022, 12:04 PM

Intercontinental ballistic missile launchers and an armored vehicle are seen during a military parade in Red Square in Moscow on June 24, 2020.

Putin’s War Is a Death Blow to Nuclear Nonproliferation

Argument

Andreas Umland, Hugo von Essen

March 21, 2022, 7:14 AM

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Bad History Doesn’t Make Friends

Argument

October 25, 2016, 3:17 PM

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How Moscow Is Subverting Ukraine’s Bid for Freedom

Argument

February 26, 2016, 5:08 PM

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