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Analyses | | Tadeusz Iwański, Witold Rodkiewicz

A fragile truce in the Donbas

Although peaceful dialogue will continue, it must be doubtful that this will bring any lasting political settlement of the conflict.
Analyses | | Witold Rodkiewicz

Putin in Shanghai a strategic partnership on Chinese terms

The course and results of the Putin's visit seem to suggest that Russia will have to come to terms with being the ‘junior partner’ of China.
Analyses | | Agata Wierzbowska-Miazga, Witold Rodkiewicz, Tadeusz Iwański, Andrzej Wilk

Russian policy towards Ukraine not just Crimea

Russia is escalating its conflict with Ukraine. Kyiv’s efforts to resolve the conflict are mainly focused on diplomacy.
Analyses | | Witold Rodkiewicz

The Ukrainian-Russian conflict and East-West relations

Russia wants to force the West to accept Moscow's definition of the crisis and its causes.
Analyses | | Witold Rodkiewicz

Russian diplomatic offensive in the Middle East the American context

Russia is seeking to bolster its position towards the United States, with the aim of forcing it into strategic bargaining.
Analyses | | Witold Rodkiewicz

The diplomatic conflict between The Hague and Moscow interests and values

The conflict between The Hague and Moscow is an illustration of how strongly the differences in mentality and political culture can exacerbate conflicts in EU-Russia relations. In the case of the row between Russia and Netherlands, these…
Analyses | | Witold Rodkiewicz

The Geneva deal has not put an end to disagreements between Washington and Moscow over Syria

The American and Russian foreign ministers , John Kerry and Sergey Lavrov, signed a framework agreement on 14 September envisaging international supervisionand eventual liquidation of Syrian chemical weapons. The deal does not mean that…
Analyses | | Witold Rodkiewicz

Russias diplomatic offensive over Syria

On 9 September, after a meeting in Moscow with the Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov put forward an initiative to establish international control over Syria’s chemical weapons, with the aim…
Analyses | | Witold Rodkiewicz

Asylum in Russia for Snowden more gains than losses for the Kremlin

On 1 August, the Russian government granted temporary asylum to Edward Snowden. Moscow’s decision will not cause the Obama administration to abandon its ‘reset’ policy in relations with Russia. It will however, make implementation of that…
Analyses | | Witold Rodkiewicz

Deepening impasse in EU-Russia relations

The 31st Russia-EU summit held on 4–5 June in Yekaterinburg has been added to the list of those which produce barely any outcome. The parties signed only one technical document – on combating the so-called “precursors” used in the…