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We are at war with the West. The European security order is illegitimate

... Kremlin both under Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin. He is still considered close to Russia’s president and foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. His recent proposals on Russian-speaking... ... Foreign and Defense Policy, was first to come out publicly about an all-out invasion of Ukraine in 2019. President Putin has mentioned on Feb. 24 that Ukraine’s accession... ... we had to destroy it. Not by force, but through constructive destruction, through refusal to participate in it. But after the last demand to stop NATO was again rejected...

15.04.2022

War of European Integration

... possibility of completing the construction of an order in Europe, in which its leading powers would occupy a central place The EU-Russia relations have returned to hostility and, accordingly, all ties that are not really of fundamental importance for the EU ... ... for development — Russia itself, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Timofei Bordachev. Even if for Russia the events in Ukraine constitute a special military operation aimed at placing this territory in a state which does not pose a threat to its ...

12.04.2022

Russia cannot afford to lose, so we need a kind of a victory

A former adviser to the Kremlin explains how Russia views the *** in Ukraine, fears over Nato and China, and the fate of liberalism. A former presidential adviser to both Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin, Sergey Karaganov is honorary chair of the Moscow think tank the Council for Foreign and Defence Policy. He is associated ...

04.04.2022

We are closer to a nuclear war

... wants to resurrect the Soviet Union – this is not possible or desirable. But he apparently believes that a hostile and West-oriented Ukraine presents a formidable existential threat to Russia’s security and even to Russia’s mere existence. This crusade seems to be very personal, though Putin is not the only one in Russia, who has such views. 60 years ago, Cuban leftist leader Castro asked the Soviet Union to provide military assistance. Ukraine's pro-west president has called on the U.S. and the West to provide military assistance. Do you see it turn re-run of Cuban missile crisis? You can make such a comparison though the world today is very different from what it was 60 years ago. ...

23.03.2022

Ukrainian Crisis. Who Has the Upper Hand?

... Ukrainian crisis will have global consequences. For some, it will bring short and medium-term costs, and very significant ones. For many, however, it will create opportunities to increase their influence over the long term The military operation in Ukraine raises the question of the balance of losses and gains of key participants, as well as global players. Such a balance has yet to be struck for Russia and Ukraine. Hostilities continue and a political settlement has not been reached, which means that it is still difficult to say to what extent each of the parties will be able to achieve the political goals for which a huge price has already been ...

16.03.2022

Why Did U.S. Prioritize Containing Russia Over China?

The U.S. felt that it needed to reshape European perceptions to revive the “Russian threat”, galvanizing the West under its hegemonic influence Experts are scrambling to explain why the U.S. prioritized ... ... of events that would be set into motion at the end of last month wherein Russia commenced its special military operation in Ukraine. Andrey Kortunov: The end of diplomacy? Seven Glimpses of the New Normal Russian President Vladimir Putin articulated ...

15.03.2022

Russian Security Cannot be Anti-Russian

... 2022; Reuters, 2022). Consolidating this trend, China has even been threatened with punishment (Wu and Leonard, 2022) for its refusal to comply with US sanctions against Russia. (Asharq AL-awsat, 2022) In fact, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan warned Beijing that it would “absolutely” face consequences if it helped Moscow evade sweeping sanctions over the war in Ukraine. “We will not allow that to go forward and allow there to be a lifeline to Russia from these economic sanctions from ...

14.03.2022

Debunking Some Myths about Russia’s Military Opertion in Ukraine

... for violation of Article 2(4) should understand the circumstances that led the Kremlin to take such an extreme step. The accusation that Russia has breached the core principles of international law is unfounded and disingenuous. It should be remembered that Article ... ... force was used by the U.S. in the Gulf, Libya, and Afghanistan, it was justified. Then, how can this doctrine be illegal in Ukraine? While the classical interpretation of international law requires that there should be an impending threat of attack before ...

09.03.2022

Andrey Kortunov Discusses Prospects for Russia-the U.S. Cooperation with American Diplomats

On March 1, 2022, the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Russia (Spaso House), hosted a meeting between Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and American diplomats on the prospects for Russia-the U.S. cooperation in the context of European security crisis and Russia's special operation on the territory of Ukraine On March 1, 2022, the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Russia (Spaso House), hosted a meeting between Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and American diplomats on the prospects for Russia-the U.S. cooperation in the context of European ...

03.03.2022
 

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    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
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    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
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