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Expert Novikov: Alaska summit to show clear distinction in approaches – trump seeks speedy ceasefire, while Putin demands legally binding end to ‘Ukrainian threat,’ territorial dispute.
Putin, Trump announce Alaska talks; Witkoff reported to have misunderstood Russian call for four eastern provinces as ‘swap’ proposal; Zelensky restates positions, calls Europeans
In the current environment, the Russian Federation is striving to build a truly just world order. What are the main characteristics implied by this epithet? One of them is the provision of a sufficiently high level of security at the global and lower levels. This feature presupposes a high threshold (set of conditions) for the use of force by states and nonstate actors (NSAs), and the ability to successfully and comprehensively resolve and prevent armed conflicts.
Trump threatens ‘secondary tariffs’ for states that trade with Moscow; actual impact of such measure is all bark and no bite, experts assert.
Expert Sukhoverkhov: Trump showing ‘signs of fatigue’ with Ukraine peace talks, readiness to increase leverage through sanctions, weapons, but has not yet returned to Biden-era pressure.
Duma deputies introduce bill criminalizing ‘foreign agent’ status.
Pukhov: Iran lacks technological, industrial basis to build up the influence it seeks; it may have to give up its nuclear program if it wants to align its goals with its actual capabilities.
AS WE enter the new year, it is worth taking a glance in the rearview mirror. The events and processes of the past year do not simply come to a halt when its calendar’s final page is torn off. Reflecting on the core developments of recent months is meaningful and valuable in attempting to understand the prospects, limitations, and opportunities of the coming period.
As China has become a global economic and political pole, political stability and effective state governance have come to be seen as key sources of Chinese success, alongside comparative economic advantages and favorable external conditions.
Russian-American relations are in a turbulent period marked by unpredictable turns. After three years of brinkmanship in hybrid warfare mode, the first signals have emerged that suggest that our countries may be able to at least partially overcome the severe crisis that began more than a decade ago and peaked under the Joe Biden administration