... 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 ...
... International Affairs has relaunched the work of its Expert Council, chaired by Fyodor Lukyanov, Research Director of the Valdai Discussion Club and RIAC member. The first meeting was attended by Sergey Ryabkov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia and RIAC member, and was devoted to the topic: “Transatlantic Pressure on Russia: Near-Term Prospects and Limits of Escalation.”
Key discussion points included:
The Russia–U.S. relations
The conflict in Ukraine
Europe: Common sense vs. the ...
The message from China’s twin mega-events was unmistakable: Russia remains central to global peace, stability, and prosperity—not on the margins, but at the very heart of the emerging order
When two of the year’s biggest international events—the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Tianjin ...
Policy Brief # 58 / 2025
Policy Brief # 58 / 2025
Russia’s engagement with Brazil — Moscow’s foremost trading partner in Latin America and a key member of BRICS — stands as a crucial component of Russia’s strategy to foster a multipolar world. Alignment on various items on the international ...
Interview for EGHTSAAD24.IR
Interview for EGHTSAAD24.IR
The volume of trade between Russia and the United States in 2024 was USD 3.27 billion, which is the lowest level of trade between the two countries in the last three decades. The volume of trade between Iran and Russia in the same year was USD 1.9 billion. Will Russia jeopardize ...
The restoration of diplomatic ties is a clear signal that the world is moving towards greater realism in international relations
The recent agreement between the United States and Russia to restore full diplomatic relations marks a significant milestone in global geopolitics. The talks held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, facilitated by senior officials from both nations, signal the end of years of diplomatic estrangement. This development ...
... agreements they will be viewed by all participants as a temporary respite and will not systematically resolve the contradictions that gave rise to the crisis
The new White House administration in the US has given rise to speculation about negotiations with Russia on the Ukrainian conflict. Newly elected US President Donald Trump has stated that the settlement of the conflict is
a high priority task for the new authorities.
Russia has voiced its openness to negotiations based on the
Istanbul agreements ...
Russia’s leading experts on the new Russia’s nuclear doctrine
On November 19, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin
signed
Executive Order Approving the Basic Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Deterrence. The new ...
The Gateway House Podcast
On-ground realities and political dynamics have shifted in the Russia-Ukraine war, with the latter’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, even as there is a push for peace from multiple quarters. Ivan Timofeev, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council discusses Russia’s perception of the ...
Has the situation on the Korean Peninsula become more dangerous, and how should Russia proceed given these circumstances?
Throughout 2024, the two Korean states have fundamentally changed their positions on Korean unification and their relations with each other. A new situation has emerged on the Korean Peninsula that affects the ...
