Midnight in Moscow

2025 Winner of The Fletcher School's Best Book on U.S.-Russian Relations  |  One of The Cipher Brief’s “Best National Security Reads for 2024” A memoir of service by the American ambassador who was on the diplomatic front lines when Putin invaded Ukraine, Midnight in Moscow is the first behind-the-scenes account of how U.S.-Russia relations hit their nadir—and a playbook for our unfolding confrontation. For weeks before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, John J. Sullivan, the U.S. ambassado