Rapprochement with the EU is possible without Russia giving up vital economic or security interests, because the European Union is not what many in Russia seem to think it is. The great challenge for the 21st century now seems to use the experiences with building peace and prosperity in Europe to achieve similar results between Europe and Russia.
Rapprochement with the EU is possible without Russia giving up vital economic or security interests, because the European Union is not what many in Russia seem to think it is. The great challenge for the 21st century now seems to use the experiences with building peace and prosperity in Europe to achieve similar results between Europe and Russia.
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.