Russia is learning to mind its limitations, to repel residual nostalgia and to think straight, putting issues before personalities, staying focused on its own interests
Simultaneous crises in Belarus, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Kyrgyzstan have demonstrated Russia’s maturing approach to its neighborhood. Russia is learning to mind its limitations; to repel residual nostalgia; and to think straight, putting issues before personalities, and staying focused ...
... Caucasus and Belarus.
On September 28, 2020, the International Crisis Group held an online expert discussion of the state and prospects for resolving conflict situations in the post-Soviet space. Particular attention was paid to the latest events in Nagorno-Karabakh and Belarus in the context of possible interaction between Russia and the West.
Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Carl Bildt, former Sweden’s Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, spoke about the main approaches of Russia and the European ...