... viable alternative to the G7, and this also creates significant problems for Europe. After all, it was the G7 that was initiated by the Europeans in order to “attach” themselves to the United States and secure their central place in world affairs.
Europe is part of what we in Russia often call the “collective West”, and its relations with America remain strong. But we increasingly see that these relations no longer provide Europeans with what they cannot imagine their lives without. The entire debate about the supposed ...
... memory. NATO simply would not allow them to get rolling. And NATO, in any case, was no longer hostile to Russia, since the Cold War was over… (A few years later, they would similarly respond to Russia’s warnings that NATO’s admission of Eastern European countries would render it anti-Russian. Brussels hurried to reassure Moscow that, to the contrary, the alliance’s senior members would keep in check any anti-Russian inclinations of the new arrivals. There is no need to explain now who was right.)
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... cooperate on many international issues, with London beginning to take Washington’s place in forming and implementing Western policy in the Baltic.
Russia’s relations with the Baltic countries are very tense. All of the Baltic states have supported EU anti-Russian sanctions, with some taking the toughest position possible. They have ceased cooperation in nearly all areas, both bilateral and multilateral, and provide military assistance to Ukraine. Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Finland are planning ...
... prosper, but Europeans cannot. They would need to work hard again, and they are not used to that.
We ourselves facilitated Europe’s degradation into malicious aggression by appeasing, pacifying, and hoping that things would work out themselves. Many Russians’ Europhilia, which long ago began degenerating, also had negative consequences. I myself fell for it until, more than three decades ago, I began professionally studying European politics and life.
This, of course, does not mean that all Europeans are moral ...
... them. They are also doing this in accordance with their capabilities and constraints: Iran has exceptionally large constraints, Russia has them to an insignificant degree, and China, although it has colossal capabilities, is balanced by an incredible number ... ... external constraints. Most other countries throughout the world are looking with alarm at the hysterical behaviour of the US, its European satellites and various proxies, and are trying to use the policy of “appeasement,” while showing varying degrees ...
... could be talking about the situation in Central Europe in the 1950s–1980s, where two military-political blocs directly confronted each other, without any buffer states or neutral zones.
Currently, all the countries of the Baltic Sea region except Russia are members of the EU and NATO, but this does not mean that the situation within them is static. Moreover, we can speak with a high degree of certainty about some shifts. First of all, we are talking about US policy under President Donald Trump, who intends to shift the ...
... longer the center of the world it once was. It has become a theater, not a director, of global affairs. For Washington, Europe is increasingly a secondary concern, viewed through the lens of its rivalry with China. American strategic planning now sees Europe mainly as a market and an auxiliary partner, not a driver of global policy.
The Trump administration’s economic policies highlight this shift. Measures targeting Russia, for example, are often less about Moscow and more about Beijing or other major powers. Even the conflict in Ukraine, while grave, is treated by many in Washington as a pawn in broader geopolitical chess.
Consider, too, the OSCE’s diminished ...
... even in prosperous regions like Southeast Asia.
Moreover, we should reconsider the “international order” paradigm itself. This concept is a product of Western political civilization, and engaging with it locks us into a framework tailored to US and European preferences. The order envisioned by Russia and the Global Majority may not resemble the classical model – a rules-based system enforced by military coercion. Instead, we must rethink its foundations, coordinating state efforts based on fresh principles of what is both possible and necessary....
... peaceful coexistence, especially with Russia. Therefore, the bridges to Russia that have been destroyed must be rebuilt and, in some cases, radical reforms must be initiated.
The continent of Europe encompasses more than the current external borders of the EU. Russia, the largest country on earth, stretches from Eastern Europe to Northern Asia. The Ural Mountains form the border between Europe and Asia. Isn't this a great opportunity for the rather narrow-minded EU to think bigger and broader?
All the current ...
... Russian and American arsenals, even the faintest chance of escalation must be treated seriously – even if Western Europe itself has lost the ability to understand the consequences of its actions.
Ironically, Poland – once one of the most loudly anti-Russian voices in Europe – now appears almost restrained compared to the behavior of France, Germany, or Britain. In recent years, Warsaw has moved toward a more conservative, if still adversarial, stance – offering a rare glimpse of something resembling balance.
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