How to Talk with Russia
... DMITRY ASTAKHOV / SPUTNIK / Vostock Photos Igor Ivanov: A Diagnosis from Munich This is the question that now plagues both NATO and the EU. While in the NATO context the dangers of miscommunication are sometimes recognised, EU discussions are all too ... ... humiliated. How come? The truth seems to be that Russia has never wanted to be treated as an equal partner inside the Western OSCE-based system. Rather, for Moscow, being “equal” means having the right to set and tweak the rules, not just to ...