RUSSIA MONITOR MONTHLY 05/2021
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WI Daily News – Slovenian and Polish foreign ministers met in Warsaw
Daily dose of the most important news regarding Polish international cooperation, affairs & activity abroad.
China and the United States are preparing for war?
The Global Times has published further articles that warn the US against war with China. In their rhetoric, they also try to show Washington as an aggressor and Beijing as a peaceful party that is ready to cooperate.
Public Radio of Armenia cities fragments of WI’s interview with Armenia’s Ambassador to Poland Samvel Mkrtchian
In the interview, Julia Grzybowska, President of the Board of Warsaw Institute, asked the ambassador about his perspective on the recent reignition of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the events leading up to it.
The battle for 5G in Germany
The issue of Chinese companies’ participation in the construction of German 5G, like a lens, focuses the most serious strategic dilemmas that European countries have to face today. After Huawei was excluded from the participation in creation of the British 5G network, the decisions of the German and French authorities are crucial for the developments in the European Union.
Shell and Gazpromneft Start Joint Project in Russia’s Far North
Petroleum giant Royal Dutch Shell is amongst foreign firms that have neither quit nor curbed their projects in Russia after the country had been hit by punitive measures. The oil major is not fearful of the economic crisis in Russia, the sharp decline in hydrocarbons prices, or serious problems of Russian energy companies.
WI Daily News – Polish companies want to maintain employment levels
Daily dose of the most important news regarding Polish international cooperation, affairs & activity abroad.
Polish and Chinese 5G network proposals
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki presented his position on the development of the 5G network in a statement for the Daily Telegraph. In his view, Europe should continue its alliance with the USA also on a technological level. A few days earlier the Chinese Embassy in Poland presented its proposal for the development of 5G in our country.
WI Daily News – Poles are one of the biggest supporters of green energy in Central Europe
Daily dose of the most important news regarding Polish international cooperation, affairs & activity abroad.
Russia’s Stalemate on Syria
The situation in war-torn Syria has stalled for a couple of months. Russia had to align with Turkey and halted the Syrian government’s air and ground campaign into rebel-held Idlib province.
Putin Orders Combat Readiness Check Near Ukrainian Border
On July 17, a snap combat readiness check kicked off, with troops of Russia’s Southern and Western military districts. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to dispatch 150,000 personnel and 26,000 pieces of military hardware to the site.
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: perspectives from the Armenian Ambassador
The Warsaw Institute asked the Ambassadors of both Armenia and Azerbaijan in Poland to presents their view points and supporting arguments regarding the recent conflict and the events leading up to it. With that being said we are proud to present to you the interview with HE Samvel Mkrtchian of Armenia, which will soon be followed by a similar conversation with HE Hasan Hasanov of Azerbaijan.
Armenia-Azerbaijan Border Fighting Prompts Russia to Change Strategy
The latest flare-up in the Armenia-Azerbaijan armed conflict does not change much in the balance of power through the South Caucasus. With their military potential and deals they had sealed with other states, neither country is poised to emerge a victor.
WI Daily News – EU budget and Recovery Fund | US investments in Poland
Daily dose of the most important news regarding Polish international cooperation, affairs & activity abroad.
TRT World Research Centre’s report cites expert from Warsaw Institute
The text quotes Grzegorz Kuczyński, Director od the Eurasia Program at Warsaw Institute, who spoke about the Russian interests, activity and reasons for involvement in Libya.
China, Iran and global rivalry with the USA
At the turn of June and July 2020, the media were informed about the details of a 25-year agreement between China and Iran. It is expected to include plans to implement infrastructure investments worth about USD 400 billion, but these reports have still not been officially verified.
Hong Kong, Tibet and the WHO – Chinese-American zones of conflict
The beginning of July 2020 brought further sanctions of Washington against China. This time, on July 2, the bill on penalties for banks cooperating with the PRC authorities was adopted.
WI Daily News – New proposal at the EU summit
Daily dose of the most important news regarding Polish international cooperation, affairs & activity abroad.
The escalation of US-China sanctions
On Monday, July 13, the Chinese authorities imposed retaliatory sanctions on American politicians. This is a response to the restrictions introduced by Washington on Chinese officials due to violations of human rights of the Muslim population in the Xinjiang region.
The Kremlin Uses Radical Russian Imperial Movement to Destabilize the West
The Russian propaganda machine seeks to promote the image of a destabilized West. Also, the Kremlin is fomenting Western disputes by training and offering assistance to the far-right, often neo-Nazi, circles throughout Europe. In it, the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM), a white supremacist group, plays its role.
Kadyrov’s Hitmen
A Chechen asylum seeker was shot dead outside the Austrian capital whilst Georgian secret services have foiled a plot to kill a journalist. These seemingly look like two different stories yet have much more in common: they involve hitmen that kill either for the Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov or the Kremlin.
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