... as well as militarily, and an attempt at its implementation could have had dire consequences for the country, which was then undergoing a deep internal political and social crisis.
Russia’s consolidated position was to launch negotiations on a new European security architecture that were to run in parallel to the ongoing process of NATO enlargement, which Russia could not stop at that time. This architecture could replace the military-political confrontation in the Euro-Atlantic that took shape ...
The main task for Russia is to avoid excessive overexertion and, at the same time, not get bogged down in a costly confrontation, maintaining and using levers of pressure on the West where its own interests require it
The United States handed over to Russia a written response to the proposals for security guarantees. Washington refused to accept Moscow’s demands for legally binding guarantees of NATO’s non-expansion, but indicated its readiness to discuss certain issues, such as arms control and...
... means, it will resort to other methods.
The meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken on January 21 follows on from the previous week’s intensive talks: the first round of U.S.-Russian dialogue on European security issues in Geneva, followed by sessions of the Russia-NATO Council in Brussels and the OSCE Standing Committee in Vienna. The extremely tough talks that took place last week in Europe didn’t end in a public scandal or definitive rupture,...
... amid the limitations of the current geopolitical situation.
To find a way out of the impasse of uncompromising stances being taken by both sides, it would first seem reasonable to disentangle the U.S.-Russian strategic weapons agenda from issues of European security. Negotiations between Moscow and Washington on nuclear issues follow their own logic and dynamics. They are too important to both sides and the international community to link them to any other problems, including security in Europe....
... including the letters of Boris Yeltsin to Bill Clinton in
October 1993
and then in
December 1994
.
But Russia’s proposals were not limited only to political statements. For example, in 2009 Moscow already put forward the
draft
of a legally binding European Security Treaty.
As to the issue of membership, it is unlikely that Moscow buys certain behind-the-scenes hints that the potential NATO membership of Ukraine is really only a rhetorical position. Often this approach is called “constructive ...
... that it is necessary to confront Russia, will act as natural opponents of the French initiatives in the EU, while Paris, Rome and Madrid will oppose them and the United States in the transatlantic dialogue
2021 has been rich in negative events for European security: the world has witnessed the collapse of the Open Skies Treaty, American-French discord concerning AUKUS, the termination of the official dialogue between Russia and NATO, and the migration crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border.
Alexander ...
An exchange of views between UK and Russian experts on the growing tensions between Russia and the West
RUSI and the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) recently brought together experts from our two countries to discuss how to bring ‘strategic stability’ to the relationship between Russia, the UK and NATO. Given the high-level dialogue now under way between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin, and the ongoing Russia–Ukraine crisis, it is a conversation that has taken on a particular...
Comments by Pavel K. Baev and Henrik Larsen
Russia has recently unveiled its draft security treaty proposals addressed to NATO and the United States. With these proposals leaving plenty of room for comment and discussion, RIAC has reached out to experts from our partner organizations in a bid to share their perspective on the drafts, exploring the possibility of a compromise between NATO and Russia.
Below you can find the comments presented by some of the experts. If you would like to add your...
... Our dialogue—open and sincere. We have intensive political contacts, regular exchange of views which allows us to coordinate our positions on a number of bilateral and international issues.
We are on the same page when we speak about strengthening European security, countering common threats and challenges, fostering dialogue and pragmatic cooperation between Russia and the rest of Europe. An important element of Russian-Slovenian relations is a mutual respect of common history.
2. Unfortunately ...
On September 23, 2021, the European Leadership Network (ELN) held an online meeting to plan the content and organizational development of the network
On September 23, 2021, the European Leadership Network (ELN) held an online meeting to plan the content and organizational development of the network.
The meeting agenda included the following issues: preferred work formats, mechanisms of interaction with members and partner organizations, and promotion of ELN materials and ideas in the leading European...
