Russia Turns Towards Eurasia in New Foreign Policy Concept
Russia Turns Towards Eurasia in New Foreign Policy Concept

Author(s): Agnieszka Legucka
Subject(s): Politics, Economic policy, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Russia; Ukraine; war; Vladimir Putin; foreign policy; Eurasia;
Summary/Abstract: Vladimir Putin approved a new Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation at the end of March this year. Like in the previous version of the document from 2016, Russia takes a negative view of Western policy and emphasises the rise of use of force in international relations. Russia accuses the West of hegemony and declares a permanent turn towards Eurasia. New in the document is the possibility for Russia to use its military to defend its citizens outside its borders.

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