... reached new heights in their military-technical cooperation and the nuances of Moscow’s positions on the conflicts in the Middle East. Far more fascinating was the shift in rhetoric and mood in the president’s analysis of Russia’s relations with the West.
Since this year’s Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club was dedicated to the East in the broad sense of the word, the West was not at the forefront of the Russian leader’s mind. However, the few times that it was mentioned, I got the sense that,...
The main points of “Putin’s Plan” as he presented it at the Valdai Club
The latest meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club (its 12th) took place in Sochi. As always, the participants talked ... ... issues in contemporary international life, arguing about recent – and not so recent – history, about Russia and the West, and about the state of world civilization as a whole and its development trends. Yet the central issue on the agenda was ...
There’s Still Time to Prevent Chaos in World Politics
President Putin’s speech at the recent Valdai Club meeting in Sochi evoked a strong, and somewhat contradictory, reaction from both Russian and foreign observers. It ... ... hear.
Some observers concluded that the Russian leader had lost all hope of re-establishing any kind of a dialogue with the West, while others scanned the President’s words for signs that the country’s stance towards the West had softened ...
