First, Russia sees African countries as important allies major international institutions organizations, and counterweights against the isolation imposed on Russian Federation by Western governments. ..…

Since Western cultural assumptions about Russia cannot envision it as a democracy, evidence of democratic behavior becomes invisible. For Western observers, this has the added benefit of reinforcing the familiar cultural assumptions about Russia that they grew up with.  . ..…

For example, Putin has for the past several years exploited Russia's oligarchs and their relationships with businesspeople and politicians Western countries to advance the interests of Kremlin. Trump's tendency to court Russia-based financing for projects in United States and..…

Earlier this year, for the commemoration on the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings, Russia and its head of state were excluded from the events in Portsmouth, England. As if the ongoing absence of Western European leaders from the May 9th Victory Day ceremonies held annually in..…

Earlier this year, for the commemoration on the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings, Russia and its head of state were excluded from the events in Portsmouth, England. As if the ongoing absence of Western European leaders from the May 9th Victory Day ceremonies held annually in..…