New Aspects of the Ukraine Crisis: Civil Society
... European Perspectives " prepared jointly by the Atlantic Council of the United States, the European Leadership Network and the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) says that "Official pressure has largely stifled debate in Russian civil society, while the Western debate is still focusing on putting the blame rather than on nontrivial solutions of the problem." The statement on debate in Russia appears an exaggeration, as expert and civil society regularly take part in roundtables ...