Humanitarian Cooperation between Russia and the European Union as a Soft Power Instrument

... constructive partnership with the countries that are part of the European Neighborhood and Eastern Partnership Policy, a qualitative breakthrough in relations with the United States, and formation of a Euro-Atlantic security space. In this context, humanitarian cooperation as a soft power instrument comes to the forefront as one of the priority directions in Russia’s foreign policy and diplomacy. Considerable efforts, political will and, of course, appropriate financial support are required to achieve success in this area....