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On March 31, 2022, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with Lee Sok-bae, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Russia

The ongoing military conflict in Ukraine might produce at least two new opportunities for Turkey’s foreign policy

The paradoxical result of Russia's foreign policy over the past 30 years is that the country has been able to turn into a very active global power without becoming a legitimate regional leader

On March 31, 2022, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) together with Institut Montaigne held a round table on resolving the Ukrainian crisis and a ceasefire

The rise in geopolitical risks has notably accentuated the topicality of de-dollarization and the use of national currencies in financial transactions

On March 30, 2022, with the assistance of The Shaikh Group political consultancy, the ordinary virtual expert meeting on security issues in the regions of the Middle East and North Africa took place. Experts from Russia, the USA, a number of European countries, China, and India took part in the discussion.

The meeting addressed the following issues: the consequences of the current Russia-Ukraine conflict for European security, as well as the situation in the Arctic region, in particular, the prospects for the functioning of the Arctic Council and bilateral Russian-Norwegian relations

The conference was attended by leading international experts, diplomats and public figures from India, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE, Israel, Turkey, Jordan, Iran, Great Britain, and Russia

The inclusion of sanctions in the formula for a compromise on Ukraine is quite possible. Total pessimism is hardly desirable here

Now we cannot say with certainty how radical the coming changes will be and to what extent they will affect not only Europe

For the West, the battle for Ukraine has become the battle for Russia. The battle for Russia is only the first phase of the battle against China

Switching payments for Russian gas deliveries into rubles is perfectly in line with the principles of today’s multilateral monetary system