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The policies of opposing US and EU sanctions should be clearly differentiated President Vladimir Putin has signed federal law "On Measures (Countermeasures) ... ... controversial clauses on the import of medicines and other sensitive issues. The new law authorizes the president to respond to anti-Russia sanctions in many ways. The main problem today is how to devise a strategy for its application and develop an effective ...
... ‘icons’ among the target countries that have more or less adapted to life under long-term sanctions rather than abandoning policies. Iran, one such target country, has unparalleled... ... against Iran deserves close analysis in light of the growing sanctions pressure on Russia. Although Iran and Russia are different countries facing different sanctions... ... unique case for several reasons. Irina Fedorova: Hypertension between Iran and the USA First, various powers and organizations, such as the US, the EU, and the UN have...
RIAC Report No. 37/2018 This report systemizes information on the use of sanctions as an instrument of international relations and offers a classification of types of sanction. Particular attention is ... ... of sanctions. The report also outlines the principal differences between the sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union against Russia. The work is of significant practical importance, in part thanks to the author’s practical recommendations. The Sanctions ...
Washington is resolved to damaging Russia under Putin as much as it can. But Russia doesn't have to take a hard line This year is the beginning of a new cycle ... ... which could determine the direction of its foreign policy. Relations with the West are a priority. The United States and the European Union this year will increase pressure on Russia via sanctions, military deterrence and information warfare. Russia will respond in kind, though the balance of power is significantly ...
Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), thinks that greater ... ... anti-terrorist coalition doesn’t exist. Western economic sanctions have been counter-productive since they failed to change ... ... (ISIS). The popular perception however, in Europe as well as in the USA, looked more positive. Does it mean there’s room for ... ... like the one that they had during the Second World War. 3) The European Union (EU) has enforced economic sanctions against Russia ...
... few days ago the Centre of Strategic and International Studies published a detailed analysis on the results of the economic sanctions imposed on Russia. Its author, Simon De Galbert, gave also some policy recommendations in case some future scenarios will materialize. Here ... ... possible even as the interpretation of the origins of the crisis in Ukraine and conclusions to draw from it differed between the European Union and the United States but even more so among Europeans. For many of them, Europe should neither accept Russia’s ...
... turning point in the context of the Ukrainian crisis. The EU leaders put aside their divisions and adopted a resolute approach on Russia for the first time. Russia’s partial isolation, the sanctions’ escalation and the crucial deterioration of the relation with the EU began with that. More than a year has ... ... economic losses had prevented the EU leaders from adopting tougher measures. Another fundamental issue concerns the nature of the European Union itself. Each of the EU’s twenty-eight member states protects and pursues different goals according to their ...
On August 4 last year, Vladimir Putin responded to the latest round of sanctions levied against his regime by imposing a ban on the import of food products from the EU, the US, and their supporters. The disruption of commerce was worth approximately $12 billion to the Russian economy, with secondary effects in the targeted countries, particularly the EU, causing unemployment within the agricultural sector, a slump in the price of the banned foods in domestic markets, and great losses for producers. At the same time,...
Russia enjoys a unique geopolitical position between the leading ... ... Russia if not as an adversary than at least as a major rival of the European Union and the United States. Any Russian action on the ... ... global policy issues, including the events in Ukraine and Western sanctions against Russia. For all the importance of the gas contract ... ... new cold spells in its relations with the West, and mutual accusations. But we should not be too concerned about that. An independent ...
... assistance from the outside. Only coordinated actions by Russia and the European Union, together with other committed partners, can rescue ... ... together a Contact Group at the level of Foreign Ministers of Russia, major European powers and the United States. The Group ... ... life. At that moment the cost of delay was about one hundred thousand killed and more then two million refugees! Are we ready to ... ... the political will to act together one again? As for Crimea and sanctions against Russia - I believe that to put these matters ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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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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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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