Tag: Russia

India/China/Russia/South Asia – Authoritarians seek advantage in India’s Covid crisis (The Interpreter)

MUBASHAR HASAN China and Russia are on a vaccine drive across South Asia to deliver on India’s fast-vanishing promises. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/authoritarians-seek-advantage-india-s-covid-crisis

Russia/North Stream 2 – Estonian President Kaljulaid and US Senator Shaheen on challenges from Moscow and the future of Nord Stream 2 (Atlantic Council)

Speakers H.E. Kersti Kaljulaid President of the Republic of Estonia The Hon. Jeanne Shaheen United States Senator (D-NH) Introduction Susan Glasser Staff Writer, The New Yorker I want to thank both of...

South Korea/Russia – South Korea’s diplomatic balancing act with Russia (East Asia Forum)

Anthony V Rinna, Sino-NK Russia is reengaging with the Korean Peninsula after its normally active diplomacy in the area came to a screeching halt in...

The Iskander Saga Deepens Azerbaijani Mistrust of Russia (RUSI)

Murad Muradov and Taras Kuzio Russia’s supply of cutting-edge military technology to Armenia is sharpening Azeri mistrust of Moscow. https://rusi.org/commentary/iskander-saga-deepens-azerbaijani-mistrust-russia  

USA/Turkey/Russia – What Does U.S. Recognition of the Armenian Genocide Mean for Turkey-Russia relations? (Carnegie Moscow Center)

Kirill Zharov Washington’s recognition of the Armenian genocide is far from the main problem in U.S.-Turkish relations, which have been in crisis now for several...

USA/Russia – What’s the Point of the Latest U.S. Sanctions Against Russia? (Carnegie Moscow Center)

Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Andrey Movchan, a nonresident scholar in the Economic Policy Program at the Carnegie Moscow Center, and Maria...

Myanmar/Russia – Moscow’s interests in Myanmar are fuelled by rivalry with the West (East Asia Forum)

Alexander Bukh, Victoria University of Wellington On 27 March, Myanmar’s junta held a military parade in Naypyidaw to celebrate Armed Forces Day amid nationwide anti-junta...

Russia/Crimea – Role of Airborne Troops in Russia’s Military Buildup in Crimea (The Jamestown Foundation)

At the end of each winter training cycle, the Russian Armed Forces typically hold extensive readiness checks in the month of April. So unsurprisingly,...

Ukraine/Russia – One-on-One With Putin: A Reckless Adventure for Zelenskyy (Part Two) (The Jamestown Foundation)

“We should not let Mr. Zelenskyy and his team off the hook, but let them twist there,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently...

Russia – Putin Pauses, but Russia’s Propensity for Trouble-Making Persists (The Jamestown Foundation)

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s apparent plan to emerge from his extended self-isolation with new energy did not quite work out as expected, and he...

Russia/Turkey – Russia and Turkey. Strategic Partners and Rivals (IFRI)

Pavel BAEV The extraordinarily troublesome year 2020 tested many international institutions and bilateral ties, but few experienced sharper challenges than the complex relations between Russia...

USA/Russia – Biden-Putin summit in works for summer, says Sullivan (Defense News)

Joe Gould A summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin is in the works for this summer in a third country...

Russia – What’s next for Russia’s opposition movement? (Al Jazeera)

Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom Guests: Alexander Soloviev – Board member of Open Russia, an opposition group Michael Bociurkiw – Global affairs analyst and former spokesman for the Organization for...

Russia/Ukraine – Energy sanctions can prevent a new Russian offensive in Ukraine (Atlantic Council)

Ariel Cohen and David Pasmanik A major Russian military buildup on the border with Ukraine has recently sparked fears of a potentially dramatic escalation in...

Russia/Myanmar – Why Russia is betting on Myanmar’s military junta (East Asia Forum)

Authors: Artyom Lukin, Far Eastern Federal University and Andrey Gubin, Russian Institute for Strategic Studies On 1 February 2021, Myanmar’s military junta declared a state...

Russia/Brazil – Russia-Brazil spat erupts over Sputnik vaccine snub (Euractiv)

EURACTIV.com with AFP Brazil’s health regulator said Thursday (29 April) its decision to reject the Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine was based on the developer’s...