Short version

On October 22, 2019, Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted expert meeting on the prospects for the development of Russia-the U.S. relations. The meeting was part of a long-term bilateral project conducted jointly by RIAC and CSIS since 2015.

Full version

On October 22, 2019, Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted expert meeting on the prospects for the development of Russia-the U.S. relations. The meeting was part of a long-term bilateral project conducted jointly by RIAC and CSIS since 2015. The discussion focused on the situation in the Western Balkans, challenges of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, U.S. sanctions against Russia, prospects for Russia-the U.S. relations after the presidential elections in the USA in November 2020.

Russian side at the meeting was represented by Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, as well as experts Maxim Samorukov and Julia Roknifard (Sveshnikova). The event was moderated by Jeff Mankoff, Deputy Director and Research Fellow with the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program.