Baev: In principle, the exercises in Georgia are not a threat to Russian security
(RFI) US Vice President Mike Pence is on a visit to Russia’s former allies, Estonia, Georgia and Montenegro, which are now closer to the West than ever to the dismay…
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Kramer: Both houses of Congress have indicated overwhelmingly that they don’t trust Trump in dealing with Russia
(BI) Moscow retaliated against new US sanctions over the weekend by demanding that 755 diplomatic workers, many of them American,be cut from the US Embassy in Moscow and from US diplomatic missions…
Putin’s Foreign Policy Non-Options in Response to US Sanctions
(EDM) It has gradually dawned on the Russian leadership that the legislation approved by the US Congress amounts not just to some more tightening of sanctions, but to the downgrading of…
Moshes: Russia’s relationship with Finland is more pragmatic and less problematic than with any other neighbor
(Bloomberg) After the stiff formality of the G-20 summit earlier this month, President Vladimir Putin is engaging in some more relaxed diplomacy with the west. Russia’s leader arrived in Finland on…
President Trump, keep in mind that Russia and the West think about negotiations very, very differently
(Washington Post) Bilateral negotiations on cyber issues may be starting soon between Russia and the United States, following President Trump’s recent meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Beyond the substantive…
Corruption Spoils Every Attempt to Cooperate With Russia
(EDM) Following the long-expected July 7 meeting between United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, the main tangible result was the…
Haran: Putin has not withdrawn his troops from Ukraine, nor advanced any further
(The News) Ever er since Russian President Vladimir Putin first sent his troops into Crimea to annex that region for Russia in 2014, the former Soviet republic of Ukraine has been…
President Trump Meets with Russian President Putin — with Jones, Sil and Kuchins [AUDIO]
(Wharton; Soundcloud) Erik Jones, Director of European and Eurasian Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, Rudra Sil, SAS Director of the…
Hale lays out a comprehensive re-interpretation of state-society interactions
(opendemocracy) Ukraine’s clan networks are re-asserting their power again. Western partners need to think carefully about whom to support and how. Strange things are happening in Kyiv. In spring 2017, two prominent…
What we learned from the Russian naval salon
(RMR blog) Every two years, St. Petersburg hosts a major naval salon, where Russian and foreign shipbuilders come to show off their latest products. Representatives of the Russian Navy also attend,…