Disappointment—extreme disappointment—marks what the year 2017 has been in US-Russian relations. The relationship is stuck.

US-Russian relations are more fraught than ever or, to quote Dmitry Peskov, “The relations now have hit the bottom. ” That each country’s ambassador to the other country has been recalled “for consultation” is simply one manifestation of the new level of tension.

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.

What has emerged over the past year is a two-track USpolicy: resumption of contacts between the two presidents with a promise of more summits and reopening of discussion channels on a number of issues at the same time as there has been an escalation of sanctions In 2017-2018, there were two signifi

In the current environment of Russian-American relations, several different types of threats are being conflated and exaggerated. There is the threat of interference in each others domestic affairs-both Russian interference in the US elections and US interference in Russia's upcoming presidential c

No drastic changes are expected after the 2012 elections in Russia. President Medvedev and prime-minister Putin are basically in agreement about the advisability of the so called “reset” of the Russian-US relations.

Donald Trump’s unexpected victory has upended the US political system and its repercussions will be far-reaching. The White House and both houses of Congress are now in Republican hands, which means that Trump will be able to implement whatever agenda he pursues.

On February 11, at 15:30, the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion titled “Russia and the United States: What Awaits Their Relations?” Nuclear security is the traditional “stumbling block” in the US-Russia relations. A crucial issue in 2020 is the prolongation of the New START Treaty, which

Donald Trump’s unexpected victory does little to change the structural challenges facing US-Russian relations. Trump and President Vladimir Putin seem likely to have a solid personal relationship, and that’s important.

Join our Whatsapp channel TWO recent developments have reinforced the fraught relationship between Pakistan and India, which makes the prospect bleak for any thaw in their ties.... These accusations echo what Islamabad has consistently said about Indian interference; the arrest of RAW operative Kulbhushan Jadhav in 2016 being incontrovertible evidence of this.... The Indian naval officer who was convicted of espionage had confessed to his role in subversive activities in Pakistan and assisting