... deeper Romanian psychology of avoiding Russia (as mentioned by Severin himself in the article), however with Russia vastly-in-the-middle between Romania and China (in many more dimensions than just geographically), the only realistic option is to engage Russia. Romania got along with France (de facto creator of the Romanian state), perhaps with the US (?) and in general little with Germany and Russia. The reason for this is that these two are technical nations and appreciate numbers more than Manoilescu’s-Oh-I-faint-scene. Romania’s ...
... crisis is too deep to be resolved in a single press conference and a trip. Interestingly, the same assessment prevails inside France. According to
surveys
, about 60% of respondents are pessimistic about the future of Franco-African relations. Against ... ... while French diplomacy is overcoming the legacy of the past, there is a favorable situation for the expansion of the presence of Russia, which has no colonial past in Africa and could fill a number of promising niches where French influence has weakened. ...
... scenario, but presumably possible when one party to the conflict is close to defeat. This scenario may demonstrate readiness to “up the ante” to apocalyptic levels. I would like to specifically emphasize that it does not only mean the case of “Russia is losing to NATO and produces its nuclear big stick,”
other nuclear powers
also envision, both
overtly and covertly
, such ways of using nuclear weapons. So far, it is certainly difficult to imagine a situation when, say, France gets involved in the hostilities around Ukraine and suffers horrendous losses, but life is full of surprises. At the same time, given the current available forces and the
“conventional deterrence” concept
in its various forms, first there ...
On May 5, 2022, Igor Ivanov, RIAC President, had a meeting with French Ambassador Pierre Levy and German Ambassador Geza Andreas von Geyr at the French Embassy in Russia
On May 5, 2022, Igor Ivanov, RIAC President, had a meeting with French Ambassador Pierre Levy and German Ambassador Geza Andreas von Geyr at the French Embassy in Russia.
The meeting addressed the prospects in relations between Russia and the ...
... held a round table on resolving the Ukrainian crisis and a ceasefire
On March 31, 2022, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) together with Institut Montaigne held a round table on resolving the Ukrainian crisis and a ceasefire. Experts from Russia and France were invited to participate in the discussion.
RIAC members and scientists representing RAS IMEMO, RAS Institute of Europe, MGIMO University, Higher School of Economics, as well as French experts from Institut Montaigne and the European Council ...
... French Ambassador to Russia, at his residence
On March 9, 2022, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with Pierre Levy, French Ambassador to Russia, at his residence.
The conversation was structured around the state and prospects of Russia-France relations in the context of Russia’s military operation on the territory of Ukraine. Possible new EU sanctions against Russia, as well as the options for de-escalating the crisis, were discussed. The meeting was attended by French Embassy staff....
... between French and Russian nuclear companies on the use of additive technologies leaves a window of hope for future
energy relations
. The energy interdependence between the EU and Russia is fundamentally going to change and comprehending the role that Russia will hold in the future EU energy system is a crucial point.
Overall, Germany most likely will keep nuclear power out of its energy mix. This means that France could attempt to over-produce nuclear energy with the sole intention of becoming the lead-exporter of energy inside the EU. As suggested by Noreng, it is likely that in the future European energy market, France will become the major provider of ...
... towards France, as well as the G5 Sahel, has tumbled. This is largely to do with a series of diplomatic spats between France, ECOWAS, and the interim Malian government over the course of last year. Besides, sanctions have been imposed by ECOWAS and France for Mali’s purported dealings with the
Wagner Group
, a Russian private military company (PMC), and refusal to stick to the presidential elections’ timeline set by
international agreement
for February 27, 2022. Most recently, on January 14, 2022,
protests
against sanctions from ECOWAS and France have unfurled ...
... Security Leadership Group (EASLG)
The Co-Conveners of the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group (EASLG) released the following
statement
:
“We welcome the leadership shown by the leaders of The People’s Republic of China, the French Republic, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America in their January 3, 2022 Joint Statement on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races.
We are encouraged by the statement’s clear affirmation ...
... Mali.
The webinar was attended by Herve Juvin, Member of the European Parliament, President of the Identity and Democracy Foundation; Daniel Dory, former Vice Minister of Territorial Planning of Bolivia, Associate Professor, La Rochelle University (France); Wolfgang Pusztai, Senior Advisor at the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES) in Vienna.
Russian side was represented by: Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General; Denis Degterev, Head of the Department of Theory and History of International Relations, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia; Svetlana Bokeria, Associate Professor, Department ...
