The “Russian Card” in the International Game

... Russian leadership as much as possible that they are becoming oblivious to the interests of their own country, including its immediate security concerns. In Kiev, the “Russian card” is nearly the principal trump card for national self-assertion, the ... ... consistent strategy of Russia’s relations with a specific state or groups of states. The most instructive case is Russia–China relations. There have been and there will be many attempts to sow doubts or mutual suspicions, to resurrect old grievances ...