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The discussion focused on the challenges of EU-Russia relations in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, on the crises in Belarus and the South Caucasus, as well as possible impact of the presidential elections in the United States on these relations
ShortOn November 3, 2020, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, addressed the staff of the international non-governmental organization Crisis Action, that deals with the challenges of protecting civilians from armed conflicts.
ShortThe bilateral agenda of the workshop included the following issues: key German policies during the Presidency of the Council of the European Union; assessment of the state of relations between Russia and the EU and the prospects for their development in the post-COVID world; climate agenda and objectives of energy cooperation between Russia and the EU; traditional and new security challenges, etc.
ShortOn October 28, 2020 Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council, and Alexey Maslov, Acting Director of the Institute of Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IFES RAS) discussed bilateral cooperation in late 2020 – early 2021.
ShortOn October 28, 2020 the Russian International Affairs Council and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) discussed cooperation plans for 2021
ShortOn October 20, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) held a joint webinar “Russia — India Strategic Partnership: Assessing Progress and Chartering the Path Forward”, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of signing of the Declaration on Strategic Partnership between the Russian Federation and the Republic of India.
ShortOn October 9, 2020, an international debate on the prospects for resolving the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh was held with the assistance of Al Jazeera international news network.
ShortOn October 8, 2020, a regular Board of Trustees meeting of the International Crisis Group, an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict, was held in an online format.
ShortOn October 9, 2020, at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation the conference timed to the IV International Competition of Student Scientific and Analytical Papers on Middle East issues was held
ShortOn October 6, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held an expert online workshop on the prospects for cooperation between Russia and Serbia in the context of COVID-19.
ShortOn October 7, 2020, Brussels Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), Italian International Affairs Institute (IAI), with the support of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), held an expert web seminar "Regional Security and De-Escalation in the Middle East: What Role for Europe?"
ShortOn October 2, 2020, the Italian Center for American Studies (Centro Studi Americani) held the fifth edition of Transatlantic Forum on Russia.
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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%)