... in Northeast Asia as such.
Korea’s dangerous gambit
After the start of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, Seoul—coming under severe pressure from Washington—adopted a series of sanctions packages against Moscow, resulting in the Republic of Korea designated as an unfriendly state of the Russian Federation in Russian Government Directive No. 430-r, dated March 5, 2022.
In July 2022, the media
reported
upcoming contracts for the delivery of large batches of South Korean weapons and ammunition to Canada and Poland, which are in the forefront ...
On December 12, 2022, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a delegation of leading experts, representing major universities and think tanks of the Republic of Korea
On December 12, 2022, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a delegation of leading experts, representing major universities and think tanks of the Republic of Korea.
The parties discussed possibilities for maintaining the dialogue between academic communities ...
On September 27, 2022, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with Chang Hojin, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Russia, and Seokyoon Wi, Adviser to the Embassy of the Republic of Korea
On September 27, 2022, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with Chang Hojin, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Russia, and Seokyoon Wi, Adviser to the Embassy ...
On May 24, 2022, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with Lee Sok-bae, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Russia
On May 24, 2022, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with Lee Sok-bae, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Russia. The conversation focused on the prospects for a political diplomatic settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict,...
... focused on the impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict on the situation in Northeast Asia, as well as on bilateral relations between Russia and South Korea.
The parties also discussed the continuation of cooperation between expert and analytical centers of Russia and the Republic of Korea.
... multilateral projects should obviously be forgotten for now.
In a broad sense, it is not so bad to have a relatively non-hostile and pragmatic partner in the “opposite camp,” as Russian experts on Korean
argue
. It should be borne in mind that the Republic of Korea is
the
weak link in the united anti-Russian front of the developed powers.
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. Yoon Suk Yeol’s foreign and Security Policy: Confident Diplomacy and Strong National Security.
... Policy: Evaluation and Future Tasks”. The event was timed to the anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between ROK and Russian Federation.
Igor Ivanov, RIAC President, Andrey Kulik, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Korea, and Hong Hyun-Ik, Chancellor of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, delivered welcoming remarks.
Gleb Ivashentsov, RIAC Vice President and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia; Eom Gu ...
... for young Russian experts to take part in roundtables and meetings with Korean experts and officials and to discuss most urgent issues of bilateral, regional and global agenda.
The final meeting was dedicated to the second track cooperation between Russia and the Republic of Korea and centered on think tank activities in particular. Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director of Programs, Gu Ho Eom, Director of Asia-Pacific Research Center at Hanyang University, and Gleb Ivashentsov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ...
On June 15, 2021, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Korea Foundation (KF) held the third round table “Russia — Republic of Korea: traditional spheres of engagement and promising new areas” as part of the 2021 Next Generation Policy Experts Network joint project aiming to facilitate collaboration between the Russian and Korean academic circles
On June 15, 2021,...
On May 20, 2021, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director of Programs, had a meeting with Lee Seok-bae, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Russia
On May 20, 2021, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director of Programs, had a meeting with Lee Seok-bae, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Russia.
The following issues were discussed during the meeting: the ...
