... his solidarity with the international community in providing “peaceful, humanitarian” support to Ukraine. “We have not provided any lethal weapons, but this is a matter of our sovereignty anyway,” he
said
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Georgy Bulychev:
At a Standstill: Russian-South Korean Relations
Given a very high level of the controversy, we need to understand the origins of such discussions as well as possible consequences, whether for Russian-South Korean relations, for the situation on the Korean Peninsula or for developments ...
One can still hope that the South Korean administration will simply “keep its head down,” avoiding any drastic steps, acting reactively, playing it by ear
The spring of 2022 has unexpectedly become a point of bifurcation in the Russian-South Korean relations. Two factors have coincided to make this happen.
The first reason is the Ukrainian conflict, where Korea’s stance is aligned in accordance with the logic promoted by the West, even if the country does not seek to be at the forefront....
... driver for closer economic, political and military ties between Russia and China, the US factor is an important additional incentive for making these ties more diverse and intensive.
After China, Foreign Minister Lavrov is making an extended stop in South Korea. Here, again, the Russian minister can find plenty of issues to discuss with his hosts that have little or nothing to do with the US. After all, we are approaching 30 years since diplomatic relations between Moscow and Seoul were established—a remarkable jubilee and ...
... import of Russian uranium for nuclear power plants in South Korea, which meets more than one third of the country's needs; as well as the purchase of Russian helicopters and certain types of weapons and military equipment.
At the same time, as regards Russia-South Korea strategic partnership that South Koreans often refer to, it should not only be about cooperation on the Korean Peninsula or bilateral commercial contracts, but also about practical cooperation in regional and global affairs. However, if we ...
... complement each other.
At the same time, the results achieved cannot be considered satisfactory since they do not fully reflect the two states’ potential and capabilities. This study provides an analysis of the results of economic cooperation between Russia and South Korea, identifies untapped resources, assesses prospects and elaborates proposals for making collaboration more efficient.
Russia and South Korea: Ways to Develop Economic Partnership
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What lessons can Russia and Chine draw from the Korean War to better handle conflict?
This year marks the 70
th
anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War. It was initially a civil war that gradually evolved into an international conflict, during which the Soviet ...
... its plans to eradicate North Korea as a state and have it swallowed up by its neighbour to the south. Meanwhile, the people of South Korea, for whom reunification has long been part of the national mentality, have started to come to the realization that ... ... social problems will be so great that they may jeopardize the country’s status and economic position. Moving on to China and Russia, they do not want to see a conflict breaking out on the Korean peninsula and call for stability, in the hope that it may ...
Prospects of Russia — China and U.S. — China relations as well as possible scenarios after the U.S. presidential elections were discussed at the meeting
On August 27, 2020, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov met with Ambassador of Republic of Korea to Russia ...
... University. The discussion was moderated by Ksenia Kuzmina, RIAC Program Manager.
Russian and Korean specialists discussed the experience of the two countries in the fight against the new type of coronavirus, the impact of the pandemic on the situation in Russia and South Korea, and its consequences for the global economy and the system of international relations. Special attention during the discussion was given to opportunities for the development of Russian-Korean cooperation and for developing a common response ...
On September 20, 2019, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) together with the Sejong Institute for the first time in Russia held Korea Global Forum for Peace “Denuclearization and Peace Settlement on the Korean Peninsula and the Russia-ROK Cooperation”
On September ...
