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The need is now ripe to develop an international, legally binding instrument aimed at jointly countering unilateral restrictions Russia’s eleven-year experience in effectively countering Western unilateral coercive measures (UCMs)—unprecedented in their scale and scope—has attracted keen interest from friendly states, including those already subject to such restrictions. ...
... that Moscow will remain a reliable and valuable partner President Vladimir Putin’s current visit to India is his first since the start of the Special Military Operation in 2022. This gives it a certain symbolic weight: over the past three years, Russia–India relations have not only withstood the impact of Western sanctions and political pressure but have also developed to a degree that would have seemed unimaginable just a decade ago. The President’s trip to India serves as a consolidation ...
Pakistan views its relationship with Russia as a bridge to scientific knowledge, technological exchange, and mutual progress The unveiling of a monument to Yuri Gagarin in Islamabad’s iconic Fatima Jinnah Park is not just a ceremonial event—it is a symbolic affirmation of Pakistan’s ...
... audiences from cognitive dissonance that may arise when the official narrative collides with inconvenient facts. After February 24, 2022, the European Union added to its already existent foundation , a system of new legislative restrictions on access to Russian information sources. At the same time, the scale of technological blocking exceeds the legal one: according to data compiled by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, by mid-2025 YouTube had removed more than 9,000 channels linked to Russian ...
... and armour” continues The eighteenth package of EU sanctions was marked by a focus on the energy sector. From the very beginning of the Special Military Operation (SMO) in 2022, Brussels has placed particular emphasis on measures restricting the Russian fuel and energy sector. Bans were introduced and expanded on energy imports, on the export of equipment and technology for the oil, gas, and other industrial sectors, and on investments in the energy sector. Targeted restrictions were introduced ...
... belligerent voices are being heard precisely from Europe, as has been the case for centuries, and it is there that preparations for armed conflict are most demonstrative. This rhetoric and practice are primarily aimed at Europe’s immediate neighbour, Russia, but it also affects China, with which Europe, at first glance, has no objective conflicts. This suggests that the source of our neighbours’ explosive behaviour in the West lies in processes occurring within their societies and government systems,...
... to a conflict that is important for the participants but not existential for the external powers involved. For Ukraine and several European states, however, the framing remains moralistic: a struggle of principles in which only a complete defeat of Russia is acceptable. Because that outcome is unrealistic, they seek time in the hope that Russia changes internally, or America changes politically. Washington will not force Ukraine or Western Europe to accept the 28 points immediately. There is no ...
On November 24, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Institute for National Security Strategy (INSS, Republic of Korea) held a conference on “Russia — South Korea: Dialogue in an Era of Uncertainty.” On November 24, 2025, the Russian International ...
... order of the day. With prudence, foresight and grounded judgment, we can harness the fiery energy of the Fire Horse to guide the multipolar world in a positive direction. Winter in Pushkin When Mystique, Myth and Terrestrial Forces Converge China and Russia are both countries of superlatives. Around sixty percent of the world’s population lives in Asia. China, with its 1.4 billion inhabitants, is the most populous nation on earth. Russia is the largest country in the world by land area; with the ...
... into open aggression. Across what is normally a quieter stretch of the planet, Western Europe and Japan have begun posturing with a level of militarized anxiety out of proportion to their real power. Their increasingly confrontational behavior toward Russia and China is less a sign of strength than of confusion, and a lack of confidence about their role in the emerging world order. The roots of this run deep. Modern Western Europe and Japan are, fundamentally, post-war creations. The Second World ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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