On September 7, 2018, at 11:00, the Valdai Club will hold an expert discussion on the current state of the US-Russian relations.

       Although the Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin summit in Helsinki was a landmark in bilateral relations, it did not break the general line of Washington towards Moscow. Sanctions and political pressure are increasing. In spite of planned high-level contacts there is a great risk that they will bring the opposite results.

       What are the prospects of the Russian-American relations? Is it worth waiting for “warming” after the November midterm elections to the US Congress? How prominent are the issues of strategic stability and security on the Moscow-Washington agenda? How can the situation around New START be resolved? These and many other issues will be addressed by the expert discussion participants.

       Speakers:

       Robert Legvold, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Columbia University, Director of the Euro-Atlantic Security Initiative;

       Valery Garbuzov, Director of the Institute of the USA and Canada of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

       Moderator:

       Fyodor Lukyanov, Research Director of the Valdai Discussion Club

       Working languages: English, Russian (simultaneous interpretation)

       Information for the media! To attend, please fill out the accreditation form or call +7 926 930 77 63.

       Information for participants! If you have any questions, please call +7 926 638 86 37