TGThomas Graham

1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Thomas Graham

   How the U.S. Can Alter Putin’s Calculus on Ukraine | Council on Foreign Relations (opens the original)

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   A string of recent reports has again raised the question of whether Russian President Vladimir Putin can be persuaded to back down from his maximalist demands and make the tough compromises needed to end the war in Ukraine. In August, The Washington Post reported that Russians had withdrawn the equivalent of billions of dollars in recent months over concerns about the security of their funds. The news came against the backdrop of a stalled economy, with the nonmilitary sector almost certainly al

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2. Article · Jul 10, 2026 · Thomas Graham

   The Time Is Ripe for Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks, But Putin Could Escalate Conflict | Council on Foreign Relations (opens the original)

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   Thomas Graham is a former senior director for Russia on the National Security Council staff and author of the book Getting Russia Right. President Donald Trump’s cordial July 8 meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the margins of the NATO summit in Ankara has reinforced the prevailing Western narrative that the tide has turned in Ukraine’s favor in its war with Russia. Trump praised Ukraine’s recent success on the battlefield and suggested that its deep strikes into Russia’s he

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