... package blocked the Indian company Nayara Energy, the operator of an oil refinery co-owned by a Russian oil company, as stated in Regulation 269/2014. The nineteenth package targeted the Chinese oil refinery Shandong Yulong Petrochemical, as well as ChinaOil, a buyer of Russian oil.
The UK and the US also took escalatory steps against the Russian energy sector and its partners abroad. Both London and Washington imposed blocking sanctions against two major Russian oil companies. The US took this step after a nine-month ...
... economic difficulties, they’re systemic. It’s completely unknown how Europe can be cured of its current malaise; moreover, world history offers no examples of a relatively peaceful resolution to similar situations. This makes government officials in Russia, China, or the United States even more responsible for decision making, but this cannot inspire any optimism among ordinary citizens.
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Valdai. Discussion club
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Parallels can be found in China’s history. The “Mandate of Heaven” was understood as the divine legitimization of imperial power. When natural disasters or famines struck, they were interpreted as signs that the emperor had lost the favor of heaven.
China, Russia and Mongolia are connected by a unique history; a history still interwoven with gods, spirits, symbols, rituals, nature and ancient myths.
In the Spirit of Multipolarity: The Asian Century
Xi’an: Bell and Drum Tower
“How can you even think ...
... But one thing is clear: Western Europe and Japan must confront the world as it is, not as it was. Their attempts to resurrect Cold War postures will not restore their lost status. They risk instead provoking crises they do not know how to manage.
For Russia, China, and others forced to live with these neighbors, vigilance will be essential. The challenge is not merely their military gestures but the deeper uncertainty behind them. Nations unsure of their place in the world are often the most dangerous. Not ...
... diverge from the organization’s broader agenda. Growing geopolitical competition and slowing globalization, they noted, make it essential to search jointly for new solutions.
Over the two days, eight expert sessions were held with participants from China, the Central Asian states, and the Republic of Belarus. Russia was represented by Yulia Melnikova, Head of the “Asia and Eurasia” Program at the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), and Stanislav Pritchin, Head of the Central Asia Section at the Center for Post-Soviet Studies of the Primakov Institute ...
... Formats, and Balance of Interests." During the event, Russian and Chinese experts discussed the current state and emerging trends in the strategic interaction between Russia and China in Eurasia. In addition, experts assessed the prospects for Russia-China cooperation in building a new security architecture for the region.
The event began with welcoming remarks from RIAC Director General Ivan Timofeev and CIIS Vice President Liu Qing.
Participants Included:
Li Zigo, Director of the Eurasian Institute ...
... Member
Luo Yingjie, Professor, Institute of International Relations (China)
Vladimir Baranovsky, Professor, Department of International Relations and Foreign Policy of Russia, MGIMO University, RIAC Member
Guo Xiaoqiong, Deputy Head of the Secretariat, China–Russia Council for Strategic Interaction, CASS
Irina Prokhorenko, Head of the Department for International Political Issues, IMEMO RAS
The discussion was moderated by Yulia Melnikova, RIAC Program Manager.
... members but to pursue functional expansion. Its relationships with various countries vary in depth, with the closest and most substantive ties being those with Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand. Its direction is unambiguous:
targeting
China, Russia, and North Korea—a fact NATO does not hide. NATO's penetration and expansion into the Asia-Pacific region introduce new security risks to the area.
Aleksey Arbatov:
Nuclear Boomerang
Donald Trump's return to power in January 2025 delivered a ...
... Even taking into account its ongoing buildup and the Pentagon’s alarmist projections, which suggest that China could field around one thousand warheads by 2030, this figure still falls well short of the arsenals maintained by the United States and Russia. Claims that China is on the verge of achieving nuclear parity with these powers are therefore exaggerated and will remain so in the short- and medium-term. At the same time, there remains a high degree of uncertainty in estimating China’s nuclear capabilities. ...
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“leadership.”
For over five hundred years, the West imagined itself the author of civilization’s script. That story is now ending. The power to define
“normality”
in world politics is shifting to a broader cast – one that includes not only Russia, China, and India, but also dozens of smaller states finding their voices. What replaces Western dominance will not be chaos but pluralism – a more honest reflection of the world as it is, not as one power wished it to be.
We may not yet see the contours ...
