... expediting existing defence deals, and finding avenues for improving bilateral trade. Therefore, after re-election, Russia was chosen as Modi’s first country to recognise Russia’s importance in India’s strategic calculus and make up for not visiting Russia in half a decade.
Modi’s visit to Ukraine is a reflection that maintaining a policy of strategic autonomy, while having bigger ambitions of playing a significant role in international politics, is a challenging task. Colliding interests in India play a central role here, as the West is ...
... level of tension outside Ukraine is now in the Baltic region. The question often asked in Russia (and in the West) is: Will this become the next theater of war?
In Western Europe and North America, a scenario has long been contemplated in which the Russian Army, after its victory in Ukraine, continues to march forward – next seeking to conquer the Baltic republics and Poland.
The purpose of this simple propaganda fantasy is clear: to convince Western Europeans that if they do not
“invest fully”
in supporting Kiev, they may ...
... many other things – a terrorist organization, a rebel movement or a private military company. However, the general rules do not apply to it; dealing with such an entity is beyond the pale.
It seems reasonable to suggest that this is the phenomenon Russia is dealing with in Ukraine, and that the current bloodshed is a result of the failure of attempts to build a proper state after the collapse of the USSR in 1991. Everything else – including Kiev’s tactical decisions – is then a consequence of the failed attempt to ...
... Ukrainian conflict. The European security system has failed to ensure the principle of equal and indivisible security. The Ukrainian conflict was a direct consequence of its defects. It is unlikely to be resolved solely by an agreement on relations between Russia and Ukraine. The list of issues is much longer and requires the creation of new rules of the game for all regional forces. They can be secured in the new security system.
Ivan Timofeev:
Eurasian Security Structure: From Idea to Practice
It is clear that ...
... Ukraine conflict offers several strategic advantages. First, it reinforces US leadership within NATO and demonstrates its military capabilities. Second, the conflict creates a lucrative market for American arms manufacturers, who supply weapons to both Ukraine and NATO allies worried about Russian aggression. This military-industrial complex plays a significant role in US foreign policy, as arms sales contribute substantially to the American economy.
Moreover, a prolonged conflict weakens Russia, a major geopolitical rival. By draining ...
... casualties both sides suffer, the greater the intensity of hostilities and the closer approach to the threshold of nuclear use. In this scenario, there will be no victors.
Is it possible for NATO armed forces to be involved in a military conflict between Russia and Ukraine? Such a formulation of the issue until recently seemed marginal, given the high risks of escalation of the military confrontation between the North Atlantic Alliance and Russia into a large-scale armed conflict. However, this scenario should be ...
... the conflict will be settled where Ukraine loses territory in creating a buffer zone and will not be permitted to join NATO. If Biden is re-elected, the war potentially spirals on with Ukraine all but decimated.
Zhao Huaheng:
A Dangerous Gamble: The Russia-American Nuclear Game in the Ukraine Crisis
Meanwhile, the West’s sanctions have left the Russian economy stronger than before the war with China and India now the largest recipients of imported Russian oil in return for a lifeline of raw material and components. Ukraine’s future ...
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https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/12/china-natural-gas-russia-ukraine-war-energy/
[4] Chinese, Russian FMs Hold Phone Conversation // Xinhua, February 24, 2022. URL:
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[5] Ван И изложил пять пунктов принципиальной ...
Talk about victory for Kiev has disappeared as Washington becomes a ‘back seat driver
The Istanbul agreements – a tentative peace plan agreed between Russia and Ukraine in the spring of 2022 – are being discussed again. However, as they were written at the time they are no longer relevant and are unlikely to be of any use in the future. The realities on the ground and in the hearts and minds of many key people,...
... Kyrgyzstan. The intensive course of radical decolonization in Kiev began with the cakes, which were distributed by some in the American political elites to protesters in the Ukrainian capital and is being vigorously continued today, when even speaking Russian on the territory of Ukraine has become dangerous not only for Russians, but also for those who have nothing in common with Russia.
It is also true that the political steps of Moscow have influenced the processes, but the very idea of ‘decolonization’ of Ukraine implied ...
