Why Russia Needs Europe

... cooperative and integrated continent, like former Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, are coming to terms with the “ Sunset of Greater Europe ”. Some political circles in Moscow have their sights set instead on a “ Greater Asia ”, from St Petersburg to Shanghai. Massive deals with China, like an estimated $2 billion to supply Beijing with advanced SU-35 fighter jets , are illustrative of this broader shift in Russia’s outlook, away from Europe and towards Asia. Russia’s about-face is largely a response to the breakdown in relations with the West in the wake ...