... absent, but also through the export of arms to the two protagonists. Armenia has all the interest in aligning itself with Moscow's diplomatic position and continuing to buy Russian equipment in order to win the Kremlin's favour and avoid a withdrawal of peacekeepers. Azerbaijan should do the same and purchase even more Russian equipment and move closer to Moscow diplomatically to attract Russia's endorsements to reclaim even more occupied territories.
Contrary to the Judgment of Solomon, Armenians and Azeris are not ready to accept the separation of Nagorno-Karabakh,...
On August 14-17, Accademia Konrad Adenauer and "Villa Collina" (Italy) welcome international expert meeting "Russia-Ukraine Conflict - Will UN Peacekeeping Mission Be Created?" that involves representatives from Germany, Russia, and Ukraine
On August 14-17, Accademia Konrad Adenauer and "Villa Collina" (Italy) welcome international expert meeting ...
... Russian troops are included in the peacekeeping contingent (a matter on which the DPR and LPR authorities insist), Moscow will be able to secure a legitimate military presence in the east of Ukraine under the auspices of the United Nations. In addition, Russian peacekeepers cannot be a politically neutral force, given the current state of relations between Moscow and Kiev. In fact, the UN peacekeeping traditions preclude the participation of countries that border the areas where peacekeeping operations are being ...
... than simply including a Russian contingent in the peacekeeping mission by turning that contingent into the core of the peacekeeping forces, thus legalizing Russia's military presence in Donbass. As far as Kiev is concerned, the existing precedents of Russian peacekeepers having been deployed in Georgia and Moldova clearly demonstrate the political risks and long term negative repercussions of such a decision for “host” counties. At the same time, Ukrainian experts refer to the established UN practice ...
... a greater role and larger scale participation of regional organizations in conflicts regions. International intervention has become a norm to which both the international bodies and international law slowly adapt. He claimed that despite a crisis in Russia-West relations, Russia needs to cooperate with the West and other regional organizations to resolve particular conflict situations.
Anatoly Isaenko reflected upon his past experience in UN peacekeeping forces and commented on the Russian policies ...
... staff for UN missions
. Recognized by the UN, in 2008 the
Center received international certification
. From 2006, the Center also trained over
200 peacekeepers from African states
. Moscow annually allocates
over 800 grants for training African peacekeepers
and other specialists in Russia.
Will BRICS Make the World Safer?
Due to the collapse of the USSR and the resultant rise of the U.S.A., EU and NATO in international affairs, these latter countries and institutions have virtually taken control over UN peacekeeping operations, ...
