... independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict, was held in an online format.
The following issues were addressed during the meeting: the consequences of current events on the territory of Ukraine for European and global security, as well as possible ways to resolve the conflict. Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, represented Russia at the International Crisis Group Board of Trustees meeting.
... Russia (Spaso House), hosted a meeting between Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and American diplomats on the prospects for Russia-the U.S. cooperation in the context of European security crisis and Russia's special operation on the territory of Ukraine
On March 1, 2022, the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Russia (Spaso House), hosted a meeting between Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and American diplomats on the prospects for Russia-the U.S. cooperation in the context of European ...
Working Paper No 61 / 2021
Working Paper No 61 / 2021
The political, economic and social life of Ukraine has undergone significant changes over the past 30 years. Russian and foreign experts often have different opinions about the impact of these changes on the republic and its inhabitants. The authors of the working paper paid particular attention ...
... hinge in history than most hinges tend to be. The future of Russia, and indeed that of the world order, are at stake. The global game has turned zero-sum. It has been turned zero-sum by Western overkill.
The outcome of the ongoing military action in Ukraine is more than decisive for Russia; it is determinant. President Biden called President Putin’s decision “a war of choice”, but what was presented to Russia could hardly be described as a choice. The hidden dimension of the ongoing military ...
... diplomats headed by Rodrigo de Lima Baena Soares, Brazilian Ambassador to Russia, visited RIAC.
The discussion focused on the global consequences of the crisis of European security and the Russian special military operation carried out on the territory of Ukraine. Parties also touched upon various scenarios for resolving the crisis of European security.
... of the Political Department of the Embassy, visited Russian International Affairs Council.
The meeting with Polish diplomats mainly focused on the crisis of European security in the context of Russia's special military operation on the territory of Ukraine. Particular attention was paid to the prospects for de-escalation and the use of political and diplomatic tools to resolve the conflict.
... happen, they catch most people off guard. No matter how probable it was and how many writings on the wall appeared, the decision of Russia to recognise the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk and then to launch a military operation in wider Ukraine has had a seismic effect. It was not inevitable but recent events have shifted the ground.
For Russia the option of recognition was in the making for years. Russia considers the change of power in Kiev in February 2014 as a coup d’etat and with ...
... CSTO. The West has established various formats and mechanisms of sanctions pressure, boosting NATO’s eastern flank and increasing policy coordination both within the Alliance and within the European Union as well as military-technical assistance to Ukraine, while consistently attacking Russia in a variety of international settings ranging from the UN General Assembly to OSCE and the Council of Europe ministerials.
Was another collision—of a larger scale—inevitable? During the eight years of ...
In a wide-ranging interview, the Russian ambassador to the EU, Vladimir Chizhov, discussed his country’s military operation in Ukraine, plans to return to negotiations under another government in Kyiv, sending to court Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the effect of Western sanctions and more.
In a wide-ranging interview, the Russian ambassador to the EU, Vladimir Chizhov, discussed his ...
... will undoubtedly have far-reaching ramifications—for the Russian-Ukrainian relations and, more broadly, for security in Europe and globally. It’s no exaggeration to say that another page of history, which began during the acute crisis in and around Ukraine in late 2013 and early 2014, has been turned.
If one speaks directly about the citizens of the DNR and the LNR, the ongoing turnaround offers them new hope for a peaceful life. Lack of confidence in the future prevented people from planning ahead,...
