Ukraine is gradually becoming a mere circumstance factor for Russia.
Of course, this circumstance cannot be ignored, but the difference between a foreign policy circumstance and a problem is that it is customary to solve the latter, and “make adjustments” in policy to cope with the fortmer.
So, it becomes obvious that an active Russian policy regarding Ukraine cannot emerge in the near future: neither strategic expectations nor instruments suitable for changing such a “circumstance” are associated with it, writes Valdai Club Programme Director
Andrey Sushentsov.
Red Lines of Russia and the Ukrainian Problem
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