Common values present an opportunity to rebuild trust
The geopolitical position of Ukraine at the current stage of development of international order is complicated and somewhat challenging. The country is in ... ... trade partner: according to World Bank data, in 2017 Ukrainian export to Russia was 3 943 217.84 $ (9.08%), by comparison — Poland is the second (6.28%) and import — 7 196 562.10 (14.56%), China is the third (11.41%).
Third, despite the conflict, labour ...
... to the European world and order that existed 15, 20 or even 30 years ago. In that European order, there was no conflict over Ukraine, no sharp Eurozone crisis, no migration crisis on the present scale, no Brexit, and no rise of right-wing populism. That ... ... evolution of cooperation between Russia and Europe becomes especially glaring when we compare the political dynamics of Russia and Poland. When Russian liberals speak of the growing estrangement of Russia from Europe, they typically advance two explanations....
... defend the interests of the Polish people, as well as from geopolitical priorities, which sometimes contradict each other. Consequently, it is too early to say right now whether the forces interested in initiating a confrontation between Ukraine and Poland have succeeded.
What
Brexit
Means for Ukraine
The sensational results of the UK European Union membership referendum continue to rock currency markets and threaten economic stability, with scary new details “exploding” in the media on a daily basis. At one point, it seemed that the England football team had demonstratively ...
Время глубоких перемен
2015 was a year of profound political change in Poland. The
results
of the presidential election in the spring and the parliamentary ... ... will not be as strong as it was under the previous governments.
Relations with the European Union will clearly cool as well, a consequence of the systemic Euroscepticism... ... development of cross-border interregional and European projects, which could also include Ukraine.
In addition, Poland will likely try to foster a closer relationship with Romania...
... Vitaly Zhurkin, Honorary Director of RAS Institute for European Studies; as well as RIAC experts and staff.
Opening the roundtable, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov focused on the dynamic role of the Visegrad countries in the CEE policies of the European Union. Director of RAS Institute for European Studies Alexey Gromyko underlined the importance of the Visegrad Group for development of its member states and cooperation of Russia with Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Ambassador Priputen summed up the results of the Slovak presidency in the Visegrad Group.
Roundtable "The Visegrad Europe and Russia Today"
... Europeans did not begin pursuing a new, Greater European cooperative project, then divisions between the EU and Russia over Ukraine and between NATO and Russia on other issues could create a new period of confrontation in Europe.
That fear has now, sadly,... ... outcome.
Signed
Des Browne
Former Defence Secretary (UK) (Task Force Co-Chair);
Adam Daniel Rotfeld
Former Foreign Minister, (Poland) (Task Force Co-Chair);
Igor S. Ivano
v Former Foreign Minister, President, Russian International Affairs Council, Corresponding ...