Interview by Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov for "Die Welt"
Ambassador,... ... foreseeable future.
For that to happen, Moscow would have to be ready to implement the Minsk Agreements of 2015 to bring peace to Eastern Ukraine.
Have you read them?
A long... ... life for the Alliance.
Source:
Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the European Union
..., and the country remains a bleeding wound of Europe with a profound negative impact on the overall relationship between the Russian Federation and the West. The tragic deaths of more than 12,000 people and more than 23,000 injured remind us of the human ... ... authority and the peripheral regional authority. Now, the German-speakers there live peacefully within Italy as citizens of the European Union.
This integration-through-decentralization process into the Italian national identity shows how a widely shared ...
Russia need not concern itself about a new security architecture in Europe: eventually, one will grow out of its ongoing confrontation ... ... the principal trading partner, and a prime source of technology and investment. Yet despite being an economic powerhouse, the European Union is dismissed by Russians as a geopolitical and strategic player. When it comes to world politics or geostrategy,...
... interviews Aleksandr Gushchin, Ph.D. in History, Department of Post-Soviet Countries at Russian State University for the Humanities; Viktor Mironenko, Ph.D. in History, Senior... ... and lead the country towards collaboration with international financial bodies, the European Union and NATO. Russia–Ukraine relations will largely depend on the general... ... of the question. This can be interpreted as a step towards non-compliance with the Minsk agreements. Additionally, since Ukraine is a parliamentary-presidential republic...
Franco-Russian Conversation with Andrey Kortunov and Michel Duclos
On 25 November, Russia seized 24 Ukrainian sailors in the Kerch ... ... potentially play a significant role in the resolution of the crisis with Ukraine, more so than the US, which is not part of the Minsk agreements. The Ukraine issue is primarily European, which means that Europe can and should be involved in its resolution....
... regions in the country not all of which are under full control of the central authorities. Suffice it to mention the clashes in
Мukachevo
in the west or the “Amber People’s Republic” in the north-west of the country. Apparently the European Union is aware that the Kiev authorities have little wiggle room and that is why criticism of Russia over the implementation of the Minsk agreements is muted. Bringing pressure on Moscow is futile and even dangerous considering that the ball is in the court of the Kiev authorities.
Today it is important to determine how the EU (or at least its Franco-German nucleus), Russia and the ...
... the Kremlin, the self-proclaimed republics will start fighting on the line of contact between the two sides. In response, the Ukrainian authorities will launch its anti-terrorist operation.
With its informational capabilities and diplomatic contacts, Russia will attempt to convince Europe that it was the Ukrainian side that broke the Minsk agreements. What is more, Moscow will try to further fragment Europe politically by emphasizing cooperation with individual states rather than with the European Union as a whole. Nationalist Eurosceptic parties will play a crucial role in “undermining” the European Union, maintaining close ties with the Kremlin. Moscow will attempt to lobby for the construction of a Nord Stream 2 that would ...
