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Korean proverb
During a meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club on October 27, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned about the risk of a deteriorating Russo-Korean relationship, given that Seoul was supplying arms and ammunition to Ukraine. The Russian leader posed a logical
question
: “How would the Republic of Korea feel if we resumed cooperation with North Korea in this area?”
In response, Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol pointed to his solidarity with the international community ...
A View into the Future
Nobody has any doubts that what is happening now in Ukraine is not simply a regional conflict but a test for the current international hierarchy. Predictions of the outcome would be woefully premature in any case, but one can try to imagine which principles may form the foundation of a future system of ...
... Zelensky and Putin remained voluntarily vague, in order to keep spaces open for negotiation. In this article, I elaborate their possible compromise a bit further, addressing Zelensky’s points number 5, 6, 9, 7, 4, in this order.
Zelensky point 5: Ukraine’s territorial integrity
Instead of adding new regions to the Russian Federation, Russia can become supportive of the restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity, Crimea included, under strict conditions:
Each of the provinces of Donetsk,...
The new emphasis on China will not change the US position on Ukraine, but it might affect the foreign policy discourse in Washington
Foreign policy matters seldom set the US midterm election agenda. The midterm elections of 2022 were no exception from this general rule: American voters turned out to be primarily ...
Supporters in America and the EU funding this proxy conflict against Russia should not be blinded to the very serious democratic deficits in Ukraine
Question the billions of dollars being sunk into Ukraine that has resulted in a devastating loss of life, an ensuing energy crisis, and mounting fears of nuclear war; and you are politically canceled as a Putin ally.
To be clear, asking questions ...
.... All the while our readiness to immediately send up to 500,000 tons of grain and 300,000 tons of fertilizers to the poorest countries is being criticized as “too little, too late.”
Meanwhile, the West continues to call the
special operation
in Ukraine—which they themselves provoked—the main source of the multiple crises in the global economy. They directly link the rise in prices and deterioration of energy and
food security
to our country’s actions.
However, if you look at it, it is ...
The post-conflict task will be to create an entirely new economy rather than return to the old economic structure of the beginning of the century
Reflecting on Ukraine’s future beyond the current conflict, many politicians and experts speculate about the expediency of a new Marshall Plan for the country. Although the old Plan (officially known as the European Recovery Program) was designed and implemented ...
... international system. As a global leader in the number of conflicts and potential crises, nations of the Middle East know the price of the current changes and strive to use diplomacy, mediation, and pragmatism to mitigate crises, including in the conflict in Ukraine.
Mediators
Aleksandr Aksenenok:
U.S. Policy Case for Middle East under New Conditions
On September 21–22, Russia and Ukraine exchanged the largest number of POWs since the conflict’s escalation in February 2022, and the parties stroke a deal ...
... adjacent regions: India aspires to play such a role in South and Southeast Asia, while Russia tries to exercise strategic leadership in Central Asia and in some other parts of the former Soviet Union.
Andrey Kortunov:
India — Pakistan and Russia — Ukraine: What if We Compare the Two?
Both powers confront extremely sensitive and arguably existential challenges from their smaller and yet quite important neighbours. Pakistan has been a thorn in India’s side for a long time, while Ukraine has recently ...
... recent speech, also delivered in the Kremlin’s St. George’s Hall, merits special attention as a foreign policy manifesto which today charts a course of systemic opposition to the West.
The most striking feature was how little time it devoted to Ukraine – apart from its four former regions joining Russia. There was no mention of Moscow’s key demands, such as Kiev's neutral status, demilitarization, and denazification. There was no comment on the latest developments on the battlefield, where ...
