Russia Monitor Monthly 7/23
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WI Daily News – Andrzej Duda and Donald Trump to hold meeting at White House
Daily dose of the most important news regarding Polish international cooperation, affairs & activity abroad.
Russia Says Concerned Over Trump-Duda Meeting
The Kremlin is voicing growing concern over the Polish President’s planned visit to the White House and Washington’s ambition to extend its military presence in Poland. Warsaw is rising in importance whereas Berlin is steadily losing it.
WI Daily News – Poland, US, UK, Romania and Croatia conduct military exercises on NATO’s eastern flank.
Daily dose of the most important news regarding Polish international cooperation, affairs & activity abroad.
Warsaw Institute’s expert for FOCUS magazine
Paweł Paszak, expert at China Monitor program at Warsaw Institute, was cited by the German magazine FOCUS in an article titled “Wird Europa Chinopa?”
Two articles by Warsaw Institute in Latvian Sargs.lv
The Latvian portal, created by the country’s MoD, has published two articles based on Warsaw Institute’s analyzes: “Coronavirus in Russia: Putin Has Ratings Problem” and “The Arctic Grows in Importance as Russia Establishes New Military District”
WI Daily News – Polish diplomat appointed Director General of CBSS Secretariat | Polish aid for Armenia and Georgia
Daily dose of the most important news regarding Polish international cooperation, affairs & activity abroad.
Belt and Road in the fight against COVID-19
An online meeting took place between the Chinese authorities and representatives of the countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on Thursday, June 18. The meeting concerned a declaration to maintain previous plans and strengthening cooperation in the face of the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
The International Monetary Fund in Bosnia-Herzegovina – new support highlights widespread divisions
Extreme situations caused by the spread of COVID-19 disease have brought to light the deep-seated structural problems of many nations, highlighted political tendencies of those in power and intensified internal conflicts of many societies. Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is no exception to this principle.
Putin (Again) Wages Memory War
In a lengthy essay published in U.S. magazine The National Interest, Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the topic of both World War II and the current affairs worldwide. Though stuffed with a number of references to many other documents, the historian-like exegesis is far from being a scientific paper.
Debate: Polish presidency of the Visegrad Group. Expectations, challenges and opportunities – summary
On Thursday 18 June 2020 the first expert debate in the #RODMonline series took place. The event was organized by the Warsaw Institute think-tank and the editorial board of The Warsaw Institute Review in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Regional Center for International Debate in Cracow.
The Arctic Grows in Importance as Russia Establishes New Military District
Unsurprisingly, the Northern Fleet has been given the same status as Russia’s four other military districts. This comes in response to the flexing of military muscles in Russia’s Far North once the Kremlin has put the Arctic at the very top of its agenda.
Aurora Israel quotes the Warsaw Institute
The Spanish-language portal about Israel and Jewish affairs worldwide has quoted an article by Warsaw Institute on Russian activity in Libya.
Poland-U.S. Cooperation In The Years 2016-2020. Facts And Figures
Poland’s relations with the United States have strengthened considerably in recent years thanks to our cooperation in the fields of energy, security and defense. This article presents some of the most important issues that Warsaw and Washington have faced together over the past four years.
The economy of the PRC after six months of the pandemic
The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic led to the collapse of the favorable developmental dynamic in China and a recession of 6.8% in the first quarter of 2020. The Chinese parliament, whose sitting took place between May 24th and 28th, did not adopt an unambiguously defined GDP target, but the taken measures indicate that Beijing still assumes a possibility of growth within the 2-3.5% range.
China – India clash in Eastern Ladakh
On June 15 at the disputed section of the Sino-Indian border in East Ladakh occurred a clash in which at least 20 Indian soldiers, and the still unconfirmed number of soldiers of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) lost their lives. These are the first fatalities since 1967 and the incident itself has a potential to lead to the biggest crisis in Beijing – New Delhi relations in the 21st century.
Coronavirus in Russia: Putin Has Ratings Problem
The fall in Vladimir Putin’s popularity ratings is bucking the trend. The pandemic and much-criticized state policies, including the president’s self-isolation from Russian society, have created a less comfortable environment for the Kremlin while only speeding up some alarming shifts.
Russia’s Plan For Libya: Diplomatic Solutions Instead of Hired Guns
Following a series of setbacks for Russian-backed military commander Khalifa Haftar, there comes a severe threat of the collapse of the Libyan National Army (LNA). Thus, the Kremlin is seeking to bolster efforts towards compliance with Russian-Turkish bilateral agreements on a ceasefire in Libya.
Warsaw Institute’s article reprinted by Portal Morski
A reprint of the article entitled “The Next Chernobyl: Giant Diesel Spill in Siberia’s Norilsk” about the leakage of diesel fuel from the Russian power plant has appeared on the Portal Morski website.
Will the Russians reduce natural gas prices for their allies?
Russia’s allied countries – Belarus, Armenia and recently also Kyrgyzstan – are demanding that Moscow reduces natural gas prices. Such demands have been formulated in Minsk or Yerevan for a long time, but nowadays, in the face of gas markets crash in Europe (among others), they are intensifying even more.
Lukashenko-Xi Jinping conversation
On June 11, President Xi Jinping and The President of Belarus – Alexander Lukashenko, held a telephone conversation. The discussion concerned the deepening of future economic cooperation, especially within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
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