Search: Sanctions,Ukrainian Crisis (15 materials)

 

2023: Stabilisation After the Shake-Up

... relations with the “collective West.” The concentrated expression of the crisis was the Special Military Operation (SVO) in Ukraine and the subsequent chain of confrontational events: the acceleration of the arms race, NATO expansion, large-scale sanctions, attempts to isolate Russia, military and financial assistance to Ukraine, etc. The stake for 2022 was the question of whether Russia survives the turning point—will it keep the economy from collapsing against the backdrop of unprecedented ...

28.12.2023

Georgia in a New World: Between Russia and the West

... result, Georgia lived almost the same way in 2022, as other partners and allies of Russia, struggling not to be hit by secondary sanctions or disclose its help to Russia in circumventing the restrictions. Transport links have not been severed, economic contacts ... ... vote in the UN—because the government of Mr. Garibashvili has not yet renounced its European aspirations. Ivan Timofeev: Ukrainian Crisis, Turkey and Eurasia: Who Wins? A Pre-February Georgia In order to understand how Georgia manages to combine ...

09.03.2023

Visa Sanctions — A Sign of Strength? No

The door will close, but the window will remain open for a time being Visa sanctions against Russia have become a hot news topic and subject of discussion within the EU. A group of countries has taken shape, which, one way or another, shares Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s idea of completely closing off Russian access ...

31.08.2022

Legal and Political Aspects of EU’s Possible Visa Sanctions Against Russian Nationals

... Minister and several politicians from Lithuania, Latvia, and Finland suggested that the EU stop issuing visas to Russian nationals . Previously, Polish authorities had made a similar proposal. Ivan Timofeev: Closing Loopholes: Outlining the U.S. and EU Sanctions Policy Onward After Russia recognized the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Lugansk People’s Republic, several EU states, on various grounds, either restricted the issuance of Schengen and national visas to Russian national, or stopped issuing ...

19.08.2022

Is It Possible to Lift Sanctions Against Russia? — No

... long-term conflicts, similar to relations between India and Pakistan, or North and South Korea Every conflict sooner or later ends in peace. Such is the conventional wisdom that can often be heard from those who, amid the current situation of the sanctions tsunami and confrontation with the West, are trying to find hope for a return to "normality". The logic of such wisdom is simple. At some point, the parties will cease fire and sit down at the negotiating table. The end of hostilities ...

10.08.2022

China and Russia: Dialog in the Face of External Challenges

... the main obstacles to China–Russia relations appear in a wide range of areas. Politically, it is visible in the polarization of the international community, which is increasingly moving towards opposing camps; economically, by global fragmentation, sanctions, and regionalization of the global economy; security-wise, by the highly dangerous slide from a “cold” to a “hot” war; in international relations, by re-ideologization. As for global governance, matters have become even more complicated; ...

08.07.2022

The Iranian Tilt: Why Should Russia Work with the Islamic Republic?

... future. Iran’s main value, therefore, lies not so much in trade and economic cooperation, even though this certainly remains of importance. The main thing Iran can offer Russia right now is the experience of facilitating development under harsh Western sanctions. Carried by the momentum Ivan Timofeev: Ukrainian Crisis, Turkey and Eurasia: Who Wins? In 2022, the Russia–Iran interactions were marked by two important visits. The first was Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi coming to Moscow in January 2022. Back then, Iran attempted to position this visit ...

08.06.2022

Russia-West: Is It Possible to Lift the Sanctions?

... goods. Separately, it is worth highlighting the export control of dual-use goods, although they existed before. Ivan Timofeev: Ukrainian Crisis. Who Has the Upper Hand? Eighth . A ban on the import of cash dollars and euros into Russia, as well as restrictions ... ... been introduced in the US, but is still under discussion in the EU. At the same time, they can be considered broad standards of sanctions policy for all key initiating countries. From an institutional point of view, the lifting of new sanctions still seems ...

30.03.2022

America’s highly-charged political atmosphere crippling Russian-US ties — ambassador

... the opposition in the United States has taken on a hostile attitude towards his intentions and in fact the incumbent US administration has not taken any real steps in this direction so far. On the contrary, it has recently expanded the anti-Russian sanctions imposed by former US President Barack Obama over the developments in Ukraine. Meanwhile, US legislators are hashing over a package of new sanctions against Russia. "Work with Donald Trump’s administration is unfolding uneasily," ...

06.07.2017

Russian-Japanese Relations: a Systemic Crisis or a New Opportunity?

... under which Japan should not “make hay while the sun shines”, that is obtain unilateral advantages as a result of US sanctions against Russia, is considered of primary importance. As for Russia, its position in relation to Japan and the intensified ... ... is not of an ad hoc nature and reflects the country's long-term strategy, which manifested itself in the period preceding the Ukrainian crisis. Back in 2012, despite the displeasure of Beijing, Russia brought the Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean oil pipeline ...

02.02.2015
 

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    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
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