... focused on the results of the Norman Four meeting held in Paris and possible further steps to resolve the crisis in eastern Ukraine. The participants also touched upon a wide range of issues in relations between Russia and the European Union, including environmental and climate change issues, new mechanisms for strategic and conventional ... ... possible prospects for cooperation on the African continent as a whole. The meeting was attended by the staff of the Embassy of France in Russia.
... and Dmitry Trenin, RIAC Member, Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, had a meeting with the group of French diplomats to discuss the upcoming Norman Quartet Summit taking place on December 9, possible progress in resolving the conflict in Eastern Ukraine, prospects for bilateral cooperation between Russia and France, as well as relations between Russia and the countries of the European Union.
The discussion was moderated by Sylvie Bermann, Ambassador of France to Russia.
... window of opportunity for cautious movement forward on Donbass. The new president of Ukraine intends to resolve the issue. His initiatives have received cautious support... ... European side.
Andrey Kortunov:
Like a Suspended Gym Teacher: Why We Should Not Expect Russia to be Welcomed Back into the G7
A serious move was made as regards Iran, too... ... due account of Mike Pompeo’s 12 items that are unlikely to disappear any time soon. France forwarded a proposal that does not sound unequivocal but is quite suitable for...
Arguably, the most intriguing question of the Russian-French summit is whether Vladimir Putin has any new ideas on the Ukrainian settlement ... ... Monde asked RIAC Director General to share his thoughts on the meeting and the Russia-France relations.
Why did the two presidents decide to meet on August 19 in France... ... can imagine that for Macron it is easier to communicate with Volodymyr Zelensky from Ukraine, who belongs to the same age group as Macron. However, the age difference does...
... Center for Post-Soviet Studies, MGIMO University, made speeches. The French side was represented by Jacques Faure, former French Ambassador to Ukraine, and Celine Marange, Research Fellow at the French Ministry of Defense research institute (IRSEM, France). Among other issues, Russian and French experts discussed the economic situation in Ukraine, the humanitarian aspects of the settlement, the implementation of the Minsk agreements and the role of international players. The discussion was moderated by Timur Makhmutov, RIAC Deputy Director of Programs.
The event was attended by representatives ...
The road to Moscow does not lead through Berlin alone, but also through Brussels
Relations between Germany and Russia are in a state of severe crisis. At latest since the outbreak of the Ukraine conflict, but also even before, the relationship was under stress. The new federal government will have to face the challenge ... ... at taking on more responsibility. How a responsible international Russia policy might look like is demonstrated right now by France’s president: a clear stance towards Russia in Syria and in questions of domestic meddling while at the same time continuing ...
On November 3, 2015, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov, IMEMO Director Academician Alexander Dynkin and Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine Fyodor Lukyanov, Chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, visited the Embassy of France to meet with Head of Continental Europe Department at French Foreign Ministry Florence Mangin for the discussion of Ukraine settlement, implementation progress of Minsk accords, Syria and initial results of the Vienna process on Syria, Moldova, and opportunities for interaction between the EU and the Eurasian Economic Union.
Moderated by French Ambassador to Moscow ...
... settle the crisis?
France and French leaders are paying considerable attention to Ukraine and joined Germany at the top and foreign minister levels to handle the issue. Recently French Foreign Minster Laurent Fabius participated in contacts between Russia, Ukraine and EU leaders.
France does not want to get too deeply involved in the Ukraine crisis, since it is short on resources and levers.
Yuri Rubinsky
France is not ready to go out on its own, and its domestic political environment is also quite tricky.
France's stance is ...
... and compassion for the Ukrainian people, but also for the sake of their own national interests. It is not just the destiny of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people that are at stake here; we are talking about a shared belief in a better tomorrow.
It is very ... ... being able to influence the processes themselves.
Similarly, you can hardly go along with the view that anyone – be it France or Russia – stands to gain anything if the international system becomes less manageable, contradictions between other power ...
On February 28, 2014 in Paris, RIAC President Igor Ivanov read a public lecture on current problems in international relations and Russian foreign policy before a large group of French experts, diplomats, journalists and civil society leaders.
Organized by French-Russian
think tank l'Observatoire
, a RIAC partner, and French foundation
Concorde
, the event was also attended by ...