Tag: Russia

The India–Russia strategic partnership is key to Indo-Pacific stability (Joshy M Paul, East Asia Forum)

India and Russia held their first ever 2+2 dialogue in New Delhi during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brief visit to India on 6 December. Both countries...

‘Zone Of Repression’: Watchdog Says Russia’s Internet Crackdown ‘Redoubled’ In 2021 (RFE RL)

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Russian authorities have “redoubled their efforts” over the past year to repress online freedoms, citing the blocking of tools...

Putin To Mull Options If West Doesn’t Meet ‘Security Guarantees’ (RFE RL)

President Vladimir Putin has said he would ponder various options if the West fails to meet Moscow’s demands for security guarantees, amid heightened tensions...

Kremlin Considering Stoltenberg’s Proposed Meeting Of NATO-Russia Council (RFE RL)

The Russian Foreign Ministry has acknowledged that NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has proposed holding a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council next month, but the...

Can Russia and NATO Come to an Agreement? (Vladimir Frolov, Carnegie Moscow Center)

For the last month, Russia has been waging a strategic assault to stop NATO’s expansion to the east once and for all. Moscow is...

Counter-Threat Regime and Strategic Frivolity (Timofei Bordachev, Valdai Discussion Club)

At the end of 2021, relations between Russia and the West in the military-political sphere crossed the point of no return to any of the forms of interaction that arose in the first...

A Russian invasion of Ukraine could be Vladimir Putin’s downfall (Taras Kuzio, Atlantic Council)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has succeeded in attracting the world’s attention by concentrating a vast invasion force along his country’s border with Ukraine and...

Germany holds the key to deterring Russian moves against Ukraine (Constanze Stelzenmüller, Brookings)

Thirty years after the outbreak of the Yugoslav wars, the Western alliance is once more facing the possibility of a major armed conflict at...

Russia’s draft agreements with NATO and the United States: Intended for rejection? (Steven Pifer, Brookings)

Russia maintains the world’s largest nuclear arsenal and the most powerful conventional military forces in Europe. Russian military units currently are deployed — uninvited...

Russia-US escalation: How did we get here? (Leonid Ragozin, Al Jazeera)

Over the past year, tensions between Russia on one side and Ukraine and the West on the other, have flared, fuelling fears of another...

Putin’s Ukraine Formula (Carl Bildt, Project-Syndicate)

As reports pile up about Russia’s military mobilization on Ukraine’s border and the Kremlin’s diplomatic demands, questions abound. What is going on? What will...

Space Without Borders: Russia and Its Neighbours (Timofei Bordachev, Valdai Discussion Club)

Russia’s policy towards is neighbours is based on three factors: the traditional power component, the existence of a common geopolitical space, and a common...

China, Russia forge close ties in energy cooperation under BRI: Sinopec report (Global Times)

China's oil giant Sinopec on Tuesday released a report about the company's participation and growth in Russia which deepens ties with China on energy...

Russia Reportedly Tests Cruise Missile From Sea Of Japan (RFE RL)

A Russian submarine has successfully launched a Kalibr cruise missile from the Sea of Japan at a land target more than 1,000 kilometers away,...

Sullivan Tells Russian Counterpart That U.S. Is Ready For Dialogue On Troop Buildup (RFE RL)

U.S. national-security adviser Jake Sullivan has told his Russian counterpart that Washington is ready to engage in diplomacy over Russia's buildup of troops near...

The Russia–Ukraine border crisis: Europe’s moment of reckoning (Rahul Kamath, ORF)

The relations between the European Union (EU)–Russia persistently provoke hostility as illustrated by the natural gas crisis across Europe in October and November, and...