... attempts to prevent the former Soviet states from restoring their previous ties; supporting their initiatives to counteract what it claimed to be Moscow’s “dictate”; and curtailing, as far as it could, centripetal forces within the post-Soviet space. Today, the European Union is attempting to apply the accumulated experience of the political and socioeconomic transformation of Central and Eastern European states to these countries, while ignoring both the specific features and current needs of these countries ...
... deciphering and perception the meaning of the message.
Trustful interstate relations assume confidentiality and are created through non-public diplomatic dialogue. It has been a common practice for a long time (Oglesby 2016, 242-254). But as the public space expanded, diplomatic dialogue also became more open for the general society. Along with this transformation, other changes took place (Oglesby 2016, 242-254). First, diplomatic dialogue became stricter, more well-ordered, and codified. The modern ...
The return of the Russian delegation to PACE after a five-year hiatus
The return of the delegation of the Federal Assembly to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) after a five-year hiatus now, at the peak of the confrontation between Russia and the EU, Russia and the ...
... Moscow to be untenable. In their opinion, the return of Russian parliamentarians to PACE de facto signifies the beginning of the end of European sanctions. Since four of the eighteen members of the delegation are under sanctions, their participation in PACE sessions enables them to get around the ban on them entering the European Union.
Andrey Kortunov:
Will Russia Return to Europe?
Ultimately, the two camps reflect the broader division over Russia’s future: the pragmatists believe that the current Russian political regime is more or less stable, but that the growing ...
... to the entire European civilization. In many ways, it is tearing up the already existing pan-European humanitarian and legal space and traditional ties.
The place of Russia is in the CoE, because the Council is a pan-European organization. It unites all ... ... the absence of Russia, CoE in many respects loses its “raison d’être”. Without Russia, it will not do anything that the European Union no longer does or does not do in the framework of assistance programs to third European countries that are subject ...
