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Russia is not an alternative to Turkey’s cooperation with the European Union; neither Turkey is a substitute for Russia working harder to resolve its problems with the United States and Europe Relations between Russia and Turkey have always been and will always be a controversial subject. For both countries, this ...
... common European market. In his first two terms as president, Vladimir Putin very much shared this vision: He was very keen to consider a Europe from Lisbon to Vladivostok. But the West was not welcoming. It wasn’t ready. I’m not saying that the European Union shouldn’t have expanded into Eastern Europe, but it was quite clear at the time that the expansion would hurt relations because of all the historical problems between Russia and its Eastern European neighbors. Don’t get me wrong: I ...
Comments on the ELN’s report “Living in (Digital) Denial: Russia’s Approach to Cyber Deterrence” European Leadership Network has recently issued a new report analyzing the concept of Russia’s cyber deterrence. The document offers quite picturesque description and analysis of Russia’s policy of denial when it comes to cyber deterrence. One may claim that the country’s recent policy has been to deny anything related to cyberattacks, and this may, in part, be right. But what draws attention in this...
There are growing fears inside the European Union that Donald Trump’s pragmatic approach of cooperation with Russia will further strengthen the position of those in EU member states who criticize Brussels The NATO Summit, held on July 11–12, 2018, gave Brussels and the EU countries ...
Interview with Kadri Liik and Nicolas de Pedro In the midst of FIFA 2018 hosted in various Russian cities, RIAC welcomed another round of the EU–Russia Expert Network on Foreign Policy. RIAC Website editor Maria Smekalova talks migration, bilateral relations, and football matters with Kadri Liik , Senior Policy Fellow at ECFR, and Nicolas de Pedro , Head of the Russia and Eurasia Program at CIDOB. How is the latest migration agreement going to influence the internal agenda in your country and...
On July 5¬–6, 2018, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Delegation of the European Union to Russia held a meeting to discuss the text of the joint report prepared by the Russian and EU experts on the results of the project on creation of EU-Russia Experts Network. On July 5–6, 2018, Russian International Affairs Council ...
On July 3, 2018, Kőszeg (Hungary) hosted a session “At the Intersection of Migration and Populist Politics” within XXIII International Summer University (ISU) "Europe in the Vortex of Change”. On July 3, 2018, Kőszeg (Hungary) hosted a session “At the Intersection of Migration and Populist Politics” within XXIII International Summer University (ISU) "Europe in the Vortex of Change”. The cross-cutting theme of the University this year is "Europe in the Vortex of Change: Central European...
On July 2–3, 2018, Vienna hosted a European Council on Foreign Relations expert meeting on current relations between the European Union and Russia. On July 2–3, 2018, Vienna hosted a European Council on Foreign Relations expert meeting on current relations between the European Union and Russia. The meeting was attended by experts, diplomats and officials from several ...
... a restriction of competition.” Poland has also tried to influence the European Commission (EC). For instance, Warsaw took the issue of expanding the provisions of the Third Energy Package to include maritime parts of gas pipelines running into the European Union. The new rules would mean that Gazprom would only be able to transport up to 50 per cent of the capacity of Nord Stream 2. It is a move designed to create unfavourable conditions for the project’s investors. Only 27.5 billion cubic metres ...
... all sorts of countries. You did not mention whether the EU fits into that. Do they need to worry about that new world order? S.Lavrov: Well, the EU is of course part of the collective West with the addition of new members from Eastern Europe. But the European Union is certainly a very important pillar of any world order. As for the Russian Federation, it is our biggest trade partner in spite of the fact that after the unfortunate developments and the wrongly understood interpretation of what the coup ...
| 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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