Search: USA,Ukraine (144 materials)

 

War of European Integration

... reaction to the fact that Russia’s behaviour may deprive a united Europe of a very important potential source of resources for development — Russia itself, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Timofei Bordachev. Even if for Russia the events in Ukraine constitute a special military operation aimed at placing this territory in a state which does not pose a threat to its survival and development, then for the European Union it is, of course, about a full-scale struggle, and only the fear of Russian ...

12.04.2022

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

A former adviser to the Kremlin explains how Russia views the *** in Ukraine, fears over Nato and China, and the fate of liberalism. A former presidential adviser to both Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin, Sergey Karaganov is honorary chair of the Moscow think tank the Council for Foreign and Defence Policy. He is associated ...

04.04.2022

We are closer to a nuclear war

... in power. Do you agree with this kind of view? What is your observation? I do not think that President Putin really wants to resurrect the Soviet Union – this is not possible or desirable. But he apparently believes that a hostile and West-oriented Ukraine presents a formidable existential threat to Russia’s security and even to Russia’s mere existence. This crusade seems to be very personal, though Putin is not the only one in Russia, who has such views. 60 years ago, Cuban leftist leader Castro asked the Soviet Union to provide military assistance. Ukraine's pro-west president has called on the U.S. and the ...

23.03.2022

Ukrainian Crisis. Who Has the Upper Hand?

... Ukrainian crisis will have global consequences. For some, it will bring short and medium-term costs, and very significant ones. For many, however, it will create opportunities to increase their influence over the long term The military operation in Ukraine raises the question of the balance of losses and gains of key participants, as well as global players. Such a balance has yet to be struck for Russia and Ukraine. Hostilities continue and a political settlement has not been reached, which means ...

16.03.2022

Why Did U.S. Prioritize Containing Russia Over China?

... fall, when the latest tensions in Europe became impossible to deny. Even so, few anywhere in the world predicted the sequence of events that would be set into motion at the end of last month wherein Russia commenced its special military operation in Ukraine. Andrey Kortunov: The end of diplomacy? Seven Glimpses of the New Normal Russian President Vladimir Putin articulated the aims of this campaign in his 24 February address to his nation. He said that the initial intent is to stop Kiev’s genocidal ...

15.03.2022

Russian Security Cannot be Anti-Russian

... with whom it should maintain a solid alliance. Instead, America seems more content antagonizing rather than aligning (Chan, 2022; Reuters, 2022). Consolidating this trend, China has even been threatened with punishment (Wu and Leonard, 2022) for its refusal to comply with US sanctions against Russia. (Asharq AL-awsat, 2022) In fact, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan warned Beijing that it would “absolutely” face consequences if it helped Moscow evade sweeping sanctions over the war in Ukraine. “We will not allow that to go forward and allow there to be a lifeline to Russia from these economic sanctions from any country, anywhere in the world” (Shalal and Martina, 2022). Inexplicably, the U.S. response to Russian and Chinese security ...

14.03.2022

Debunking Some Myths about Russia’s Military Opertion in Ukraine

... for violation of Article 2(4) should understand the circumstances that led the Kremlin to take such an extreme step. The accusation that Russia has breached the core principles of international law is unfounded and disingenuous. It should be remembered ... ... force was used by the U.S. in the Gulf, Libya, and Afghanistan, it was justified. Then, how can this doctrine be illegal in Ukraine? While the classical interpretation of international law requires that there should be an impending threat of attack before ...

09.03.2022

Andrey Kortunov Discusses Prospects for Russia-the U.S. Cooperation with American Diplomats

... Russia (Spaso House), hosted a meeting between Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and American diplomats on the prospects for Russia-the U.S. cooperation in the context of European security crisis and Russia's special operation on the territory of Ukraine On March 1, 2022, the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Russia (Spaso House), hosted a meeting between Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and American diplomats on the prospects for Russia-the U.S. cooperation in the context of European ...

03.03.2022

When writings on the wall are ignored

... from snipers and in May 2014 in Trade Unions house in Odessa were kicked by the new Ukrainian authorities into the long grass. The central government in Kiev has been passing laws banishing Russian language and in fact Russian culture from official usage, education and mass media. Now in Ukraine there is not a single school or university, where you can get an education in Russian. In parallel the history of the country has been rewritten glorifying nazi collaborators and demonising whatever is linked to a common cultural or historical ...

01.03.2022

A New Sino-Russian Entente? Limits of Cooperation on Ukraine and Beyond

... military adventurism. It affirms mutual support for each other’s “core interests”, but rarely spells them out: neither Ukraine nor Crimea, whose annexation remains unrecognized by China, are mentioned at all. Its brief mention of Taiwan occurs in ... ... de-Westernizing the concept of “democracy”, claiming this status for both China and Russia, and seeking to deny the U.S. its usage as a moral high ground and dividing line in world politics. This critique is clearly triggered by the recent U.S.-sponsored ...

22.02.2022
 

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  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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