The Russia-Ukraine conflict is the most radical international political change to date, and the ... ... increasingly moving towards opposing camps; economically, by global fragmentation, sanctions, and regionalization of the global economy; security-wise, by the highly dangerous... ... affects China–Europe relations since China does not Russia, contrary to what the European Union demands, putting China in a more difficult situation.
Beijing greatly...
Policy Brief #27 / 2020
Policy Brief #27 / 2020
Executive Summary
— The report asesses the risks of sanctions against Russia over the year.
— By 2020, the use of sanctions against Russia had gained much more stability compared to previous years.... ... and conflict in Donbass, the U.S. elections and the alleged meddling, the developments in the Middle East, etc.
— Regarding Ukraine, the crisis has noticeably stabilized. However, we should not expect any significant breakthroughs in terms of compliance ...
... strong chances to get launched though with a delay, while the U.S. sanctions do not prohibit foreign vessels from participating in further repair or maintenance works.
Meanwhile, Germany and the EU have already voiced strong discontent with the U.S. sanctions. Indeed, they benefit from the project. Russia has agreed to preserve a considerable part of its gas transit via Ukraine — this has been one of the key demands to support the project. The European Union has never invited the U.S. to protect them from the NS2, though there was a heated debate inside the EU. Apparently, sanctions emerge as an instrument of towering market competition for the European gas market. Donald Trump has repeatedly ...
Does Russia’s relative stability imply that Moscow will be by default the proactive side in its relationship with the European Union?
One of the many complicating factors in EU-Russia relations is the ... ... Juncker, with a list of proposals on how the two sides could cooperate in the post-Ukraine political environment. However, some of the EU member countries were very critical... ... should treat Russia. Though in Brussels they consider their ability to maintain EU sanctions against Russia a major manifestation of the EU’s integrity, it is hard to...
The second episode of the Meeting Russia interview with Ivan Timofeev, program director of RIAC, about Ukraine, the EU’s sanctions against Russia and Russian think tanks.
The second episode of the Meeting Russia interview with Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director of Programs, about Ukraine, the EU’s sanctions against Russia and Russian think tanks.
Germany and Russia have to accept that they have different interests but also that they cannot ignore ... ... visionary and pragmatic tradition. But at least since the start of the conflict in Ukraine in 2014, it has become clear that Germany’s partnership for modernization... ... on compromise, as well as constant talk about cooperation and a gradual lifting of sanctions. The gap between opposing interests and the difference in political cultures...
... restrictive measures against Russia in response to the annexation of Crimea and Sebastopol. The technical side of the proposed sanctions is still under discussion.
At the present time, there are only two instances in which EU–Russia relations can change: if military action in Ukraine ceases completely (which is unlikely); or if the situation deteriorates dramatically, like it did in July following the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. The European Union is currently looking for a new conceptual basis for relations with Russia. It is possible that relations will no ...
... early 2000s, Europe closed its eyes to its energy dependence on Russia, expecting the country to become a kind of second Norway,... ...
Alexey Belogoriev
At the same time, the first transit crisis in Ukraine occurred during the winter of 2005-2006, which was then ... ... Therefore, I would rate the probability of direct, formalized trade sanctions by the EU on Russian energy resources exports as extremely ... ... against 119.6 billion m3 in 2008), bypassing the latter.
Today the European Union is facing an unconventional choice. The first option ...
Western Sanctions Are a Sign of Weakness
These days you will hardly find ... ... politician or a public leader, who has not yet made a statement on Ukraine. All the pluralism of views and opinions notwithstanding,... ... one recommendation is discussed in detail – how to punish Russia with sanctions.
Such an approach, in my view, reveals either ... ... assistance from the outside. Only coordinated actions by Russia and the European Union, together with other committed partners, can rescue ...
