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The mounting conflict over the status of the autonomous republic of Crimea deserves an urgent, careful response. Of all the potential conflicts in postrevolutionary Ukraine, none is more important than a serious crisis in Crimea, which could lead to a hot war in Ukraine and dramatically increase tensions between Russia and the West. Events are moving quickly. Earlier today, demonstrators waving Russian flags broke ...
... developments in Kiev was primarily the fault of the Ukrainian political class, which has never adequately governed the state since independence. Another factor was the sporting excitement of its neighbours – Russia and the EU – which often viewed Ukraine as a tasty trophy and confirmation of their own geopolitical influence. It was not accidental that the planned signing of an association agreement with the EU served as a catalyst for an acute political crisis in Kiev. Ukraine’s heterogeneity,...
... RIAC members, and RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov participated in an unofficial meeting with heads of diplomatic missions of the EU states and leaders of Moscow-based headquarters of international organizations to discuss the developments in Ukraine. Moderated by Vygaudas Usackas , the EU Ambassador to Russia, the event was also attended by chiefs of Moscow missions of the IBRD, EBRD and Association of European Businesses in Moscow, as well as by experts and the media. The debate focused ...
... Transatlantic one is a community of values. That despite all strains, spooks, our inability to live up to our very expectations, our heed of European values unite us. It is a strong acknowledgement of the sacrifice the people of the Maidan made for these. Ukraine now has an opportunity to join a Europe, and an America, that stand united. As Britain was first to declare its readiness ‘with a chequebook’ to help ‘rebuild’ Ukraine and, most urgently, avoid a default, it became clear ...
... alleged stability in relation to other models of the world are very popular in Russia. However, the realists are rather indifferent to the internal structure of a state. Instead, they tend to see the state as a unit. In my opinion, the last events in Ukraine are the powerful evidence for the fallacy of this approach. Why is the bipolar world the most stable one? We should add first: "than multi- and unipolar systems". Indeed, the multipolarity implicates a bigger uncertainty about intentions ...
Ukraine has crossed the line. The tension in the country, which has been increasing since the fall, has resulted in a kind of failed coup, such as the one that happened in Russia in 1993. Until recently, this seemed impossible in Ukraine, with its different ...
Recent stormy developments in Ukraine and around it have somewhat overshadowed an important anniversary associated with that country. At the beginning of 1994, that is twenty years ago, the Presidents of Russia, Ukraine and the United States signed the Trilateral Statement, determining ...
Believe the protest leader's story or not, the response of Ukraine's authorities is suspicious Dmytro Bulatov, leader of AvtoMaidan, the motor wing of the Euromaidan protests, appeared on 30 January after 8 days in the dark. He claimed he had been kidnapped and severely tortured, then dumped in a forest ...
Which scenario for the ongoing crisis in Ukraine would you consider most likely? Interview RIAC experts - Alexander Tevdoi-Burmuli (MGIMO-University), Sergey Utkin (Russia Academy of Sciences) and Nikolay Kaveshnikov (Institute of Europe, RAS) - analyze scenarios for the ongoing crisis ...
In the recent days, the post-Soviet world (and beyond) has been transfixed by Ukraine's contentious politics. Is it a beginning of the revolution, which will oust Yanukovych? Or is it a prelude to a wide-scale repression by the "family"? There is no doubt that what is happening in Kiev is about democracy--the ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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