🇷🇺🤝 A year after the United States and its allies announced their determination to seriously limit Moscow’s opportunities for international communication, the vast majority of countries maintain stable working relations with Russia; they trade and cooperate in various sectors.
We still have to work on developing a number of important habits and come to an understanding of the nature of relations between Russia and the outside world.
1️⃣ First of all, it is necessary to understand that the new quality of relations with the outside world cannot be considered in the context of the conflict between Russia and the West. The way most states behaved towards Russia is a consequence of their own development and interests.
2️⃣ Second, the behaviour of those states that do not now oppose Russia and even cooperate with it (which has become commonplace) is not a sign that they are allies of Moscow or are slated to become allies under certain circumstances. In general, the so-called World Majority is not a group of states united by common interests, but an indicator of the democratic state of international politics.
3️⃣ Third, a significant number of states are friendly to Russia precisely because, in principle, they do not need allies or patrons, and rely only on their diplomatic skills. In other words, what brings them closer to Russia’s interests now is at the same time an obstacle to establishing a more solid or formalised relationship.
A year into the conflict between Russia and the West turning into a proxy military confrontation, the most important lesson learned in terms of the international consequences of these developments is that such a large and powerful country really cannot be isolated in terms of foreign policy, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Timofei Bordachev.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/how-russia-can-build-relations-with-friendly/
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We still have to work on developing a number of important habits and come to an understanding of the nature of relations between Russia and the outside world.
1️⃣ First of all, it is necessary to understand that the new quality of relations with the outside world cannot be considered in the context of the conflict between Russia and the West. The way most states behaved towards Russia is a consequence of their own development and interests.
2️⃣ Second, the behaviour of those states that do not now oppose Russia and even cooperate with it (which has become commonplace) is not a sign that they are allies of Moscow or are slated to become allies under certain circumstances. In general, the so-called World Majority is not a group of states united by common interests, but an indicator of the democratic state of international politics.
3️⃣ Third, a significant number of states are friendly to Russia precisely because, in principle, they do not need allies or patrons, and rely only on their diplomatic skills. In other words, what brings them closer to Russia’s interests now is at the same time an obstacle to establishing a more solid or formalised relationship.
A year into the conflict between Russia and the West turning into a proxy military confrontation, the most important lesson learned in terms of the international consequences of these developments is that such a large and powerful country really cannot be isolated in terms of foreign policy, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Timofei Bordachev.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/how-russia-can-build-relations-with-friendly/
#Asia_and_Eurasia #Russia #NonWesternWorld
@valdai_club
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How Russia Can Build Relations With Friendly Countries
The sooner we understand that the basis of “soft power” is internal, and not in the activities of Russia’s representatives abroad, the sooner we will be able to benefit from our own objective advantages, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Timofei Bordachev.…