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An exclusive interview for Centre for Strategic Studies – Trincomalee An exclusive interview for Centre for Strategic Studies – Trincomalee Vladimir Putin has called an attack on Ukraine a military action, but the West says that it is an invasion of Ukraine. Is it an invasion or military action? Why this war? I do not think that it matters a lot how they call it. In any case, this is by far the most intense military conflict in ...
... 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 ...
... fall, when the latest tensions in Europe became impossible to deny. Even so, few anywhere in the world predicted the sequence 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 the aims of this campaign in his 24 February address to his nation. He said that the initial intent is to stop Kiev’s genocidal ...
... never really elevate to pose an immediate and existential threat to the survival of the two core superpowers, as they never had the power or intensity to draw the two superpowers directly into conflict with one another. Dayan Jayatilleka: Putin’s Ukraine Pushback: Existential War & The Moment of Rupture Importantly, this was never by accident but rather through a collision of strategic deterrence plans of the superpowers, always being cognizant of (and trying to avoid) the risk of direct confrontation....
... in a way that can stand the test of time Reducing and eliminating nuclear risks that could lead to catastrophic consequences is a common interest for all nations and an enduring responsibility of the nuclear weapon states. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine elevates such risks dramatically. The firefight at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine was the latest reminder of how nuclear catastrophe can quickly rise to the surface in the “fog of war.” The leaders of China, France, Russia,...
... entrenched role as a major U.S. villain, while the West will fight for the narratives to influence the minds and hearts of the rest of the world Russia and the world are living through times of change. Russia has started a “special operation” in Ukraine, and the West can do little or nothing. Impotence is always a difficult thing to acknowledge, especially for the West. The West has no military option, and instead U.S. media spread disinformation from the CIA, claiming that “Russian army will ...
On March 11, 2022, the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) held an expert discussion on the prospects for resolving the conflict between Russia and Ukraine On March 11, 2022, the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) held an expert discussion on the prospects for resolving the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The discussion was attended by Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director ...
... consulting companies, as well as leading international experts, diplomats, journalists and government officials from a number of European countries. This year, the conference focused on analyzing various consequences of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, spoke at the session on geopolitical consequences of current events.
... in 1945, endorses the notion of global nuclear disarmament—still, in the face of the escalating need to protect the lives of the country’s nationals, he argues it is worth considering other options to bolster security. He referred to the case of Ukraine, which agreed to transfer to Russia the nuclear weapons that remained in its territory following the collapse of the Soviet Union and which failed to obtain security guarantees. The incumbent Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, whose family comes from ...
... been forced on it by the U.S. Russia’s primary concern now is to prevent city-based violence in all major cities The main objective of this study is to debunk some common misconceptions against Russia and its contentious military intervention in Ukraine. If we look at the coverage and reporting of mainstream media outlets of the West, we can see that the majority of myths were created to suit them. The majority of misunderstandings have been built on the foundations of outright lies and fantasy....
| 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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