Self-sufficiency in the modern world is not compatible with the notion of ‘progress.’ Russia’s involvement in numerous and versatile systems of relations provides freedom for maneuvering and does not rule out any opportunity. Partners need only to agree on the principles for conducting this multidirectional integration.
Self-sufficiency in the modern world is not compatible with the notion of ‘progress.’ Russia’s involvement in numerous and versatile systems of relations provides freedom for maneuvering and does not rule out any opportunity. Partners need only to agree on the principles for conducting this multidirectional integration.
When the Baltic countries entered NATO and the European Union a couple of years ago, many thought it was the end of the centuries-old "red line." Euro-Atlantic organizations had crossed into the former Russian and Soviet empires.
In September 2004, the Russian city of Novgorod hosted an international conference entitled Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality. Its organizers were the RIA Novosti news agency, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Russia in Global Affairs, and The Moscow Times.