The gradual construction of a strategic alliance between Russia and the European Union must be a general strategic benchmark for Russia, which could be mentioned in the new basic agreement with the EU – provided, of course, that the EU duly reciprocate and that the present political situation becomes less acute.
The gradual construction of a strategic alliance between Russia and the European Union must be a general strategic benchmark for Russia, which could be mentioned in the new basic agreement with the EU – provided, of course, that the EU duly reciprocate and that the present political situation becomes less acute.
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.