... Syria conflict
The possibility of military intervention by Bashar Assad forces in Idlib early September increased pressure on all foreign players of the Syrian conflict. But at the same time it enabled progress, which brought closer the EU, Turkey and Russia. The deal between Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan over demilitarization zone (DMZ) revived the possibility of summit with the participation of France, Germany, Turkey and Russia. The meeting will be held on October 27 in Istanbul.
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... Russia and the EU had been growing even before 2013. What can be observed today is the consequence of the wrong perception of the situation by both parties. As noted by Alexander Aksenyonok, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, RIAC member: “Russia and the European Union failed to understand in time where the red lines pass.” On the Russian side, this misunderstanding was caused by the exaggeration of the damage caused by accession of Ukraine to the EU. Brussels, in turn, is more concerned about financial ...
This report is based on the results of discussions held by the EU–Russia Expert Network in 2017 and 2018.
Four years after the fallout over Ukraine, rivalry and sanctions have become the ‘new normal’ between Russia and the EU. Both sides have become used to a state of affairs where relations are mired in inertia,...
... cooperation becoming an additional factor determining the quality of international interaction in the northernmost region of the world. Despite ongoing constructive contacts within the Arctic Council, many of its members and observers maintain sanctions pressure on Russia.
In 2014, the US and the European Union (EU) introduced restrictive measures against the Russian Federation, which are actively associated with a notion of sanctions in the foreign doctrine [
1
].
Ivan Panichkin:
Arctic Oil and Gas Resource Development: Current Situation ...
On October 9, 2018, Margus Laidre, Estonian Ambassador to Russia, and Silver Kungas, Third Secretary of the Embassy, visited Russian International Affairs Council.
On October 9, 2018, Margus Laidre, Estonian Ambassador to Russia, and Silver Kungas, Third Secretary of the Embassy, visited Russian International ...
... October 8, 2018, RIAC President Igor Ivanov had a meeting with Carsten Sondergaard, Ambassador of Denmark in the Russian Federation.
The following issues were discussed in the course of the meeting: various aspects of relations between Russia and NATO, Russia and the European Union, the prospects for Russian-American control of strategic armaments, the future of the INF Treaty and New START, and the situation in the Baltic region. Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, also took part in the meeting.
Why Russia’s tilt towards Asia will continue
The ongoing crisis in relations between Russia and the EU is usually linked to dramatic events in and around Ukraine in 2013–2014. Indeed, it is impossible to imagine that the EU–Russia relationship can ...
... focuses on acute crises in Syria, Yemen, and Libya, as well as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and potential instability in other countries of the region. Aleksandr Aksenyonok, RIAC Vice-President, and Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, represent Russian side at the meeting.
... Mayr-Harting, Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia in the European External Action Service, and Boris Yaroshevich, Managing Director of the Central Asia Department of the European External Action Service, attended the event.
On September 14, 2018, Russian International Affairs Council organized a round table on “Russia-EU Relations and Policy in Central Asia”. Thomas Mayr-Harting, Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia in the European External Action Service, and Boris Yaroshevich, Managing ...
... 2018, Riga hosted an open discussion and a presentation of "
Riga Dialogue Afterthoughts 2018
" publication. The event was organized by Latvian Institute of International Affairs.
The presented collection includes the opinions of experts from Russia, the European Union, and the United States on the possibility and prospects for the development of cooperation between Russia and Western countries.
Nuclear Threat Initiative (
NTI
), European Leadership Network (
ELN
), and Latvian Institute of International ...
