Russia cannot afford to lose, so we need a kind of a victory

... former adviser to the Kremlin explains how Russia views the *** in Ukraine, fears over Nato and China, and the fate of liberalism.... ... occupation of the country. Karaganov has promoted the concept of “Greater Eurasia” and has defended a closer partnership with China.... ... of American nuclear strategy that the US is unlikely to defend Europe with nuclear weapons. But there is still a chance of escalation ... ... during the last 30 years. They were the absolute losers after the Soviet Union, because of their lack of a state-building elite. ...