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On May 31, 2021, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), in partnership with the Embassy of Portugal and the Delegation of the European Union to Russia, held the
Tenth Meeting in the “EU-Russia” Series by RIAC and the of the Chair Countries of the Council of the European Union
On May 28, 2021, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov had a meeting with Venkatesh Varma, Indian Ambassador to Russia
ShortThe event was attended by over one hundred and twenty international experts representing leading think tanks and research universities in Russia and China
ShortAt the end of April 2021, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, in cooperation with the Higher School of Economics and the Centre for Liberal Strategies (Sofia, Bulgaria), held a political simulation on the theme “International Crisis Management: Private Initiative”
ShortOn May 24, 2021, Russian International Affairs Council and Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center, Azerbaijan) held a closed meeting on the prospects for cooperation between Azerbaijan and Russia: security and logistics in the South Caucasus
ShortOn May 20–21, 2021, Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute in Florence held an international conference on the topic: “Where Do We Start? Designing Steps Towards a Regional Security System in the Gulf ”
ShortOn May 20, 2021, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director of Programs, had a meeting with Lee Seok-bae, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Russia
ShortOn May 20, 2021, East Office in partnership with the Nordic West Office hosted an online conference on "US-Russia Rivalry and the Nordic Companies."
ShortOn May 21, 2021, Branko Rakovec, Slovenian Ambassador to Russia, and Katarina Gradic Rezan, Embassy Counsellor, visited Russian International Affairs Council
ShortOn May 20–21, 2021, the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, SWP) in partnership with the American Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) held an international conference on relations between Turkey, Russia and the West and what the stakes are in Syria and the Eastern Mediterranean.
ShortOn May 19, 2021, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Daniel Russell, President and CEO of the US-Russia Business Council (USRBC), held a briefing on current issues of Russia-the U.S. relations for a group of Sberbank international investors
ShortOn May 19, 2021, a regular meeting of the Dialogue Europe — Russia Advisory Board, held twice a year under the leadership of Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor of Austria (2000–2007), was held online
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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements 33 (31%) U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity 30 (28%) U.S. wants to dissolve Russia 24 (22%) U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China 21 (19%)