As the Russian military continues to occupy Crimea and uses its troops and equipment to support separatists in the Ukrainian Oblasts of Donetsk and Luhansk, AFPC has increased its activity in support of Ukrainian sovereignty.
On March 4, AFPC Senior Fellow for Russia Stephen Blank testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation's on the topic of "Russian Aggression in Eastern Europe: Where Does Putin Go Next After Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova?".
Speech by AFPC Senior Fellow for Russia Stephen Blank before the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars regarding Russia's new National Security Doctrine.
On February 9, 2009, the American Foreign Policy Council convened a Capitol Hill conference on U.S. policy toward Russia. The high-profile event featured presentations by AFPC President Herman Pirchner, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer, former Undersecretary of State for Arms Control Stephen Rademaker, U.S. Army War College Professor Stephen Blank, and AFPC Senior Associate E. Wayne Merry.