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Mueller never heard our side

Russian Senator Konstantin Kosachev tells Christiane Amanpour why he thinks the Mueller investigation was biased and "not a fair approach." Russian Senator Konstantin Kosachev tells Christiane Amanpour why he thinks the Mueller investigation ...

27.03.2019

US-Russia Relations: How 2016 Changed Everything and Nothing

... for an intervention that, at its core, relied on getting Americans to hate and distrust each other The current state of US-Russia relations is unprecedented. The American President boasts simultaneously of being as tough on Russia as any American President ... ... this convenient if implausible position, Vladimir Putin has indeed conceded that “patriotic hackers” may have meddled in US elections, but by the same token insisted implausibly that these “hacktivists” were not sponsored by the Russian state. Therefore,...

23.08.2018

Looking Back to Singapore on the Road to Helsinki

Helsinki has little in common with Singapore. And Russia is vastly different from North Korea. On the international stage, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un play in different leagues ... ... significant victory. First, he could secure a promise from Vladimir Putin that Russia will not interfere in the midterm Congressional elections later this year, set to take place just five short months from now. As Moscow refuses to acknowledge that any interference ...

05.07.2018

In Search of Russian Meddling

... published by The Washington Post concerning contacts between a member of Donald Trump’s campaign headquarters and the RIAC Today, The Washington Post published an article on contacts between a member of Donald Trump’s campaign headquarters and the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC). While writing the article, The Washington Post journalist contacted RIAC program director Ivan Timofeev. The WP’s editorial board received a detailed commentary on the subject. Unfortunately, a significant ...

15.08.2017

Russian Hackers Discussed at Valdai Club

Valdai Discussion Club hosted an expert discussion on "Interference in the Elections and Future Relations between Russia and the West". On August 14, 2017, Valdai Discussion Club hosted an expert discussion on "Interference in the ... ... Election: Myths and Reality ”, written by Pavel Sharikov , Director of the Center for Applied Research of the Institute of USA and Canada Studies of the RAS, RIAC expert, was presented at the event. Oleg Demidov , Global Internet Governance and Cyber ...

15.08.2017

Lies, Spies and Big Data: How Fake News Is Rewriting Political Landscapes

... electoral college structure. However, months after Donald Trump was declared President of the United States, questions remain about the legitimacy of the U.S. elections. The central issues are the emergence and use of so-called ‘Fake News’ and the accusation that Russia, through espionage and online hacking operations, sought to influence the presidential elections to promote Donald Trump and denigrate the reputation of Hillary Clinton. The issues thrown up in the wake of the U.S. presidential election have fundamentally undermined trust in the workings of the international media and further damaged U....

22.06.2017

Russia and the United States Have to Get Back to Constructive Dialogue

Interview with Igor Ivanov In an interview for the Interfax news agency, Igor Ivanov, President of the Russian International Affairs Council and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (from 1998 to 2004) shared his thoughts on the U.S. presidential election’s results, pointing out the areas Russia’s future dialogue with ...

10.11.2016

U.S. Diplomacy in the Shackles of Election Politics

... president. According to many politicians and observers, the campaign is unprecedentedly vicious, while the confrontation with Russia emerges perhaps as one of the key issues. However, no matter who wins the race – either Democrat Hillary Clinton ... ... prove my point, let's take up my own foreign-ministerial experiences. George W. Bush officially became the 43rd president of the USA on January 20, 2001. In less than two months Russian Ambassador Yuri Ushakov was invited to the US Department of State and ...

27.10.2016

RIAC and Universities’ Consortium Hold a Round Table “Prospects for Russia-West Relations”

On September 30, 2016 the Russian International Affairs Council in cooperation with the Consortium of American, European and Russian universities held ... ... prospects for development of Russia-EU-US relations following Brexit, the presidential election in the United States, and the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation. The discussion was attended by experts from the US, the EU, and Russia,...

03.10.2016

U.S.-Russia Relations and the U.S. Presidential Election

... circumstances interfere with the election campaign before November, we can expect that the forty fifth president of the United States of America – for the first time in its history – will be a woman. As the polls show, it is widely assumed in Russia that the arrival of Donald Trump in the White House would benefit this country more than victory by Hillary Clinton. A populist and fierce opponent of the Washington establishment, Trump could, they say, turn the page in U.S.-Russia relations, ...

16.07.2016
 

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    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  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
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