... 2021, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), in partnership with the Embassy of the Slovenian Republic and the EU Delegation to Russia, held the Eleventh Meeting in the “EU-Russia” Series by RIAC and the Chair Countries of the Council of the European Union on relations between Russia and the EU during the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The event took place in a mixed format.
Opening remarks were made by: Igor Ivanov, RIAC President; Alexander Grushko, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation; Dr Stanislav ...
On May 21, 2021, Branko Rakovec, Slovenian Ambassador to Russia, and Katarina Gradic Rezan, Embassy Counsellor, visited Russian International Affairs Council
On May 21, 2021, Branko ... ... possibilities for cooperation between RIAC and the embassy in the context of the upcoming Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2021. During the discussion, topical issues of international politics in the Western Balkans ...
... them by an escalation of tensions between regional players.
Present-day situation
The European Union offered all the Balkan peoples a so-called “European future”. The... ... region. Brussels simply has neither resources, nor desire to do it.
RIAC Longread “Russia in the Balkans”: Interests of the Leading Actors, Russia’s Presence in Southeast... ... would include representatives of Russia, the US, Great Britain, Turkey, France, Italy, Slovenia and Germany as international observers, with mediation on the part of the EU...
