Questions tagged [russian-federation]
For questions about or involving the Russian Federation, successor of the Soviet Union. Located in Eurasia, Russia is the largest country by land mass, and it operates as a semi-presidential republic. For questions about the Soviet Union (USSR), use tag: [soviet-union].
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Why did the EU suspend the 2007 visa facilitation agreement with Russia, if it doesn't cover tourist visas?
The EU has suspended the visa travel deal with Russia. The (more or less symbolic) reasons for this step have been discussed elsewhere.
I took the trouble to read such 2007 travel deal and I was ...
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What could Russia do against Finland and Sweden if they join NATO? [closed]
Russia threatens a strong response against Finland or Sweden if they apply to join NATO. What could Russia do against these countries? After all, they are already in EU and hence included in the EU ...
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What does it mean in practice that Putin and Lavrov will be personally on EU's sanctions list?
https://tass.com/politics/1411353
The European Union is going to include into the sanction list Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, German Foreign Minister Annalena ...
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How could SpaceX prevent military use of their satellites while preserving free speech absolutism?
According to Western media, citing Russian officials, Russia has somewhat transparently threatened to attack SpaceX satellites.
September 19, 2022
A Russian representative named Konstantin Vorontsov ...
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What did Putin mean by "We have [...] withdrawn almost all large and heavy weapons from the European part of Russia" in a 2008 interview?
From a 2008 press conference:
We have eliminated bases in Cam Ranh (Vietnam) and in Cuba. We have withdrawn our troops deployed in eastern Europe, and withdrawn almost all large and heavy weapons ...
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How is Russia planning to question former US ambassador McFaul?
As I understand it, the Helsinki meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin resulted in an offer that seeks to question former Ambassador Michael McFaul in Russia. If this were to happen, how \ ...
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Why is Russia Today largely unsympathetic to Muslims in western countries?
I don't read much Russia Today, but some of its articles aren't very sympathetic to Muslims living in western countries. (There may be better examples, but this article cites Breitbart and is roughly ...
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How exactly Russia benefits from recent terrorist strikes in Brussels?
After the terrorist attacks in Brussels in March, 2016, a Russian top official Zhirinovsky, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Russia, the leader of the second biggest party on Russia and a five ...
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How did Russia officially react to Finland unilaterally denouncing part III of the 1947 peace treaty?
In connection to a recent question, various sources (e.g.) say that in the 1990s Finland has denounced part III of the 1947 peace treaty with Russia. That part contains limitations on the Finnish ...
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What is Russia's exact position on the Turkish presence in Northern Syria?
Russia has hosted various talks between Syria and Turkey (at lower levels--their heads of state refuse to meet) in attempt to mitigate or solve the issue of the presence of Turkish troops in Syria, ...
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Would Russia actually retaliate against a US led intervention in Ukraine [closed]
A more specific question is: If any western nation put boots on the ground in the Ukraine; would Russia continue to arm rebels knowing they would likely conflict with non-Ukraine forces?
The Ukraine ...
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What is the state of participation by Russia in the Belt and Road Initiative?
What is the state of participation by Russia in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)?
They definitely don't seem to be enthusiastic about it. I doubt they're even participating in it.
There seem to be ...
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Why does Russia specifically fund far-rights in Europe?
Far-right and left most pro-Kremlin in EU Parliament, data finds
Putin’s friends in Europe
Examining the Kremlin’s and Far-Right Parties Cooperation
Russian funding is a reward for ideological ...
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Did Vladimir Putin state that Trump is a puppet?
Weeks ago I read in an opinion news paper article whose author said that Vladimir Putin thought that all the USA presidents he had met were just "mere puppets".
There is also a video interview in ...
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Did the governments of the US and European countries attempt to negotiate with Russia prior to the invasion of Ukraine?
I am aware that the US began warning other countries regarding the military buildup on the Ukrainian border in November of last year, and that the Russian Government denied that they were going to ...
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Is there a correlation between Russia's allies and denominations of Islam?
During the recent decade, the most loyal allies of Russia have been Iran, Iraq, and the official government of Syria.
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These countries, including Assad-controlled territories of ...
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What were the stated goals/job of the Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh?
PM Pashinian blamed the recent success of the Azerbaijani offensive on the failure of Russian peacekeepers.
On Thursday, in a televised address, the Armenian Prime Minister accused Russia, a ...
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Why is India able to continue buying Russian oil despite sanctions like CAATSA?
India buying Russian oil is not sanctioned. Why is CAATSA or other violations not applicable here?
At a time like this, this seems odd. Even during peace buying S400 was much discussed as to sanction ...
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UNSC resolution does not ban Su-30 fighter jet sales to Iran: Russia
Russia says UNSC resolution does not ban Su-30 fighter jet sales to Iran, But US Department of State Undersecretary for Political Affairs, Thomas Shannon, claimed that under the resolution, such ...
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On what basis did the Russian ambassador to the UN say "Israel Has No Right to Self-Defense as Occupier"?
From this:
Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya tells the world body that
Israel does not have the right to self-defense under international law
in its fight against Hamas because it is an “...
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Does Russia benefit from the Belt and Road Initiative? [duplicate]
I was looking at this map and it seems that Russia is not confirmed to be a member of the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI). I am wondering if Russia expressed any view that might indicate they're not too ...
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Why does Ukraine not simply agree to Russia's demands? [closed]
All Russia seemingly want is for Ukraine to remain neutral and not join NATO or EU.
Why does Ukraine not simply agree to these demands?
If the only (realistic) options available to Ukraine are:
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Does Gazprom or Russia confirm that one of the Nord Stream 2 pipes is still (theoretically) operational after the recent pipe breakage incidents? [closed]
According to the New York Times, during the recent mystery events, both pipes of Nord Stream 1 were severed, whereas only one of Nord Stream 2's pair was.
Does Gazprom or Russia confirm this state of ...
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What is the total amount of defense deal between USA and India right now?
What is the total amount of defense order that the USA has bagged from India in billions during Obama and Trump's presidency?
How does it compare to the Indo-Russian contract during the same time?
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Who is the guy with dark glasses pointing at the rocket tail end and seemingly doing the explaining while Grossi takes notes? [closed]
Based on photo credits, TASS and various other Russian media have released several photos of IAEA chief Grossi being given an explanation around the tail end of a rocket sticking out the ground. I ...
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Does the US designate Russia as an *authoritarian state*?
Russia is frequently called authoritarian - in discourse by western politicians, in the news and in casual discussions. Is it however officially designated by the US (or any western country) as an ...
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Why did Russia invade Ukraine now, in 2022? [duplicate]
Are there any indications why Russia decided to threaten and then invade Ukraine at the time it did?
In particular:
The two countries were already at war with each other since 2014. Have there been ...
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Did the OSCE logs show that Ukraine was amassing troops near the Donbass region prior to Russia moving in? [duplicate]
In a podcast with Lex Friedman, Oliver Stone mentions (at around 57:20 here) that the OSCE logged a buildup of 110,000 Ukranian troops on the border with Donbass prior to Russia sending it's troops to ...
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Could humanitarian aid be provided in Mariupol through the air?
Judging from the news that I have access to, it appears as if the residents of Mariupol in the southeast of Ukraine - hundreds of thousands of people - were stuck in a city without fresh water, food, ...
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What is the scientific definition of the current social/economic order of Russian Federation?
It may be some specific kind of capitalism, because the private property still exists. But I am puzzled by the absence of the democracy, free press, multiple parties, democratic elections - something ...
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How close is supposed "Russian build-up" to Ukrainian border?
Politico published and many other mass-media reposted an article Satellite images show new Russian military buildup near Ukraine. It is illustrated with two satellite photos of Yelnya and also ...
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Where does China buy its hi-tech weapons from other than Russia?
If US sanction on Russia kicks in, where can China look for buying its hi-tech weapons?
Does China have any source other than Russia to buy its weapons from?
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P.S. By hi-tech weapons, I meant ...
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How does US Army Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton (ret) get to a "Look, you're attacking NATO... and we're going to consider our options to attack" scenario? [closed]
In CNN's April 5 2022 'The Russians are gone': What this image says about Russia's strategy after about 03;26 US Army Maj. Gen. (ret) Paul Eaton says (my best-effort transcription, there are no closed-...
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What is the answer of Coal and Steel / EU based security framework regarding Russia [closed]
It is postulated many times that the EU was created to prevent a war between large countries of Europe and was successful in doing so:
The European Coal and Steel Community which is designed ...
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Could a party other than Ukraine really be shelling the Zhaporizhye NPP? [closed]
ITV says (yesterday) that
Russia and Ukraine trade blame over shelling near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Call me a Russian stooge if you will, but - Russia holds the plant, the surrounding grounds ...
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