Tag: Russia

RUSSIA – Russia and Its Near Abroad (Timofei Bordachev, Valdai Discussion Club)

Russia, which seeks to limit the scale of its responsibility, intervenes only when its policy is guaranteed to yield a positive result for Russian interests, writes Valdai Club Programme...
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SYRIA/RUSSIA/IRAN – Russia and Iran in Syria and Beyond: Challenges Ahead (RIAC)

This paper aims to analyze the pivotal points of the Middle Eastern crises and to which extent the interests of Moscow and Tehran overlap...
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RUSSIA/ASIA PACIFIC REGION – Experts Discuss the Near Future of the Asia Pacific Region (RIAC)

On December 24, 2020 the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held a webinar “Russia and the Asia Pacific region in 2021”. https://russiancouncil.ru/en/news/experts-discuss-the-near-future-of-the-asia-pacific-region/
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EUROPE/RUSSIA – AEB International Webinar “EU-Russia: Allies? Partners? Rivals?” (RIAC)

On December 17, 2020, the Association of European Businesses in Russia (AEB) hosted an international webinar “The European Union & Russia: Allies? Partners? Rivals?"...
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RUSSIA – Opening remarks at the Dialogue for the Future Forum (Sergey Lavrov, RIAC)

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at the Dialogue for the Future Forum, Moscow, December 25, 2020 https://russiancouncil.ru/en/analytics-and-comments/comments/opening-remarks-at-the-dialogue-for-the-future-forum/
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RUSSIA/USA – Russia-US Relations: Total Containment and Selective Dialogue (Sergey Ryabkov, RIAC)

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov’s interview with the Interfax news agency, December 23, 2020 https://russiancouncil.ru/en/analytics-and-comments/comments/russia-us-relations-total-containment-and-selective-dialogue/
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RUSSIA/BARENTS SEA – 17 people missing after Russian fishing boat sinks in Barents Sea (Al Arabiya)

Seventeen people were missing Monday and two were rescued after a Russian fishing boat sank in the Barents Sea, apparently due to icing, the...
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RUSSIA – Countering Russia’s challenge to the free world (Edward Fishman, Ash Jain, Atlantic Council)

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/countering-russias-challenge-to-the-free-world/ Edward Fishman, Ash Jain
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RUSSIA – Russia-2020: Summing Up the Track-Record (Yaroslav Lissovolik, Valdai Discussion Club)

The key drivers affecting Russia’s economic performance in the near term will be the pace of global economic recovery and the concomitant growth in...
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RUSSIA – Top associate of Russian opposition leader Navalny detained (Al Arabiya)

A top associate of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained Friday after doorstepping an alleged security operative who has inadvertently revealed details of...
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RUSSIA – Russia opens criminal case against Kremlin critic Navalny’s ally (Al Jazeera)

Russian authorities have opened a criminal case against a close ally of dissident Alexei Navalny on a trespassing charge, according to an official statement...
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USA/RUSSIA/CHINA – Russia, China, and the risks of war: My conversation with General Mark Milley (Michael E. O’Hanlon, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2020/12/23/russia-china-and-the-risks-of-war-my-conversation-with-general-mark-milley/
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RUSSIA – Russian opposition deputy handed suspended sentence for multiple protest violations (Al Arabiya)

A Russian court on Wednesday handed a two-year suspended sentence to Moscow city councilor and opposition activist Yulia Galyamina for repeatedly violating rules on...
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EUROPE/LIBYA/RUSSIA – Has the EU lost Libya to Russia? (Guma El-Gamaty, Al Jazeera)

Located just a two-hour flight or a short boat trip away from its southern shores, Libya is a country in Europe’s immediate neighbourhood. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2020/12/21/did-the-eu-lose-libya-to-russia
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USA/RUSSIA/CYBER – US President-elect Biden’s options for Russian hacking: sanctions, cyber retaliation (Al Arabiya)

President-elect Joe Biden’s team will consider several options to punish Russia for its suspected role in the unprecedented hacking of US government agencies and...
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RUSSIA – Putin hails Russia’s spies, visits intelligence headquarters (Al Arabiya)

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday hailed the country’s “courageous” spies as he visited the headquarters of the Foreign Intelligence Service to mark its...
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