... Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin. He is still considered close to Russia’s president and foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. His recent ... ... Policy, was first to come out publicly about an all-out invasion of Ukraine in 2019.
President Putin has mentioned on Feb. 24 that ... ... Not by force, but through constructive destruction, through refusal to participate in it. But after the last demand to stop NATO ... ...
Sanctions are getting tighter. Will Russia become more dependent on China?
«There is no question about that: we will be more integrated ...
.... For many, however, it will create opportunities to increase their influence over the long term
The military operation in Ukraine raises the question of the balance of losses and gains of key participants, as well as global players. Such a balance has yet to be struck for Russia and Ukraine. Hostilities continue and a political settlement has not been reached, which means that it is still difficult ... ... and in terms of enormous damage to the economy. The contours of the balance for global and regional players—the EU, the US, China, Japan, Iran and others are more clearly visible.
The European Union bears the most serious losses and costs. They are associated ...
The U.S. felt that it needed to reshape European perceptions to revive the “Russian threat”, galvanizing the West under its hegemonic influence
Experts are scrambling to explain why the U.S. prioritized containing Russia over China despite most prior indicators very strongly suggesting that it would prioritize the second scenario. U.S. President Joe ... ... of events that would be set into motion at the end of last month wherein Russia commenced its special military operation in Ukraine.
Andrey Kortunov:
The end of diplomacy? Seven Glimpses of the New Normal
Russian President Vladimir Putin articulated ...
Closer Sino-Russian alignment is mainly driven by a shared feeling of facing ... ... rampant
. Much of this has to do with the current crisis over Ukraine, with commentaries warning that Chinese backing could embolden ... ... U.S.-Russian confrontation over Ukraine might even
encourage
China to pursue military reunification with Taiwan. Such extreme ... ... status for both China and Russia, and seeking to deny the U.S. its usage as a moral high ground and dividing line in world politics....
The importance of the strategic partnership with China and sought to set the record straight on a number of other geopolitical issues ... ... ties between Moscow and Washington
In a comprehensive interview with
Newsweek
, Russian ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov laid out his country's demands to the West on the current crisis over Ukraine, discussed the importance of the strategic partnership with China and sought... ... energy as a weapon against unfavorable Western policies. Does Russia reject these accusations and will Russia retaliate against U.S. sanctions?
It has been said many times...
... (predominantly Syria, Turkey and Iran), China, Venezuela, and Ukraine. And this inconsistency doesn’t seem to be a part of ... ... should not be made a scapegoat to justify America’s problems with China, South Korea and Japan. Such tactics will only increase the ... ... Within the context of increasing regional instability, constant accusations of supporting and arming terrorists and the unwillingness ... ... shackled completely, but with the latest
engagement
of U.S. and Russia, they were temporarily stopped from escalating. Back in ...
The best way to knock the “Russian card” out of the hands of political profiteers is to implement a well-balanced, long-term and consistent strategy of ... ... 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 ...
Relations between the U.S. and Russia appear to be almost at the point of no return
Relations ... ... that directly impact domestic politics and popular attitudes. Accusations of interference in the electoral systems raise questions ... ... European Union enlargement, Russian actions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, as well as the nature of the conventional and nuclear ... ... expanded to include other states, such as the European states and China?
Washington is also in the process of modernizing its tactical ...
We talked to
Fyodor Lukyanov
, editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine, member of RIAC Presidium about the new project “
... ... radicalization to the growing clout of ethnic and professional lobbies.
And what about China?
Until recently Beijing had been rigidly orientated towards self-development at... ... military tools but also information assets.
Both the outbreak and deepening of the Ukraine crisis are absolutely contrary to Russia's interests.
Could you predict the...
