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6th Meeting of the Steering Group for the Brussels Dialogue

AGENDA 6th meeting of the Steering Group for the Brussels Dialogue (via videoconference) Wednesday 12 June 2024 14h00 (Brussels time) First take on the results...

I Was Banned: How the Situation of Russian LGBTQ Individuals and Organizations Has Changed After the Russian Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine

Authors and human rights defenders: Maxim Olenichev, Maria Sabunaeva, Evelina Chayka, anonymous sociologist Interviewers: Maria Bonin, anonymous interviewers Executive editor: Polina Neguliaeva Layout: Olga Golovina...

Sergei Erofeev: The War In Ukraine And Putin’s Vlast: A Sociological Perspective

By Sergei Erofeev. The true causes of the war in Ukraine are part of a larger picture of social transformation throughout Eastern Europe. To see it...

Владимир Сливяк: Зачем постсоветские страны принимают законы об иностранных агентах

В Грузии идут массовые протесты против закона об иностранных агентах, который участники называют «русским». В Кыргызстане закон об иностранных агентах недавно вступил в силу, а...

EU – Russia political relations: a draft report of the European Parliament

In mid-2023, when the invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine was entering its second year, the European Parliament by the decision of the Conference...

The world is safer for a renewed Entente: article by the Foreign Secretary and French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs

Writing in The Telegraph, Foreign Secretary David Cameron and French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Stéphane Séjourné celebrate 120 years of cooperation between our...

5th Meeting of the Steering Group for the Brussels Dialogue

AGENDA 5th meeting of the Steering Group for the Brussels Dialogue (via videoconference) Monday 18 March 2024 10h00 (Brussels time) The current developments in Russia:...

ECFR: Life in exile: A new approach to Russian democrats in Europe

By Ksenia Luchenko and Kirill Shamiev. Summary Thousands of Russian political migrants have moved to the EU since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Yet the...

Sergei Guriev’s op-ed for the FT: Navalny’s courageous example will damage Putin’s home front

Originally published on the Financial Times. The writer is the provost and professor of economics at Sciences Po in Paris and was a longtime friend...

Manifest “Sustainable Peace: Our View” / Манифест «Устойчивый мир: наш взгляд»

This manifesto is initiated by the Platform of Civic, Anti-War and Humanitarian Initiatives and was prepared by a collective of the authors Манифест инициирован участниками...

Андрюс Кубилюс: Это реалистичный сценарий будущего России («Хартия-97»)

Опубликовано «Хартия-97». Экс-премьер Литвы рассказал об окне возможностей для нашего региона. Какие санкции еще не были задействованы против путинского режима? Верят ли россияне в кремлевскую...

4th Meeting of the Steering Group for the Brussels Dialogue

AGENDA 4th meeting of the Steering Group for the Brussels Dialogue (via videoconference) Wednesday 20 December 2023 17h00 (Brussels time) The current developments in Russia...

3nd meeting of the Steering Group for the Brussels Dialogue

AGENDA for the 3nd meeting of the Steering Group for the Brussels Dialogue by videoconference on Tuesday 14 November 2023 at 14h00

Henry Jackson Society: Getting a Foot in the Door: Creating a Future Russia Now

By Dr Stephen G. F. Hall. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is now in its second year with no end in sight. Western military strategists...

The normal Russia of the future: Yes We Can

Can Russia be democratized, and how will Putin’s system collapse? How can we avoid past mistakes and overcome Putinism’s legacy and the Ukraine conflict? These questions are asked by Russian advocates of democratic change and our democratic Western allies. In their paper, “The Normal Russia Of The Future: Yes, We Can,” political analyst Fyodor Krasheninnikov and Vladimir Milov, Vice-President of Free Russia Foundation, attempt to answer them.

Alexey Navalny about arrest of his lawyers

The trembling knees of Putin's crumbling system are on display. It attempts to project an image of strength and stability, but it is evident to all, including itself, that it lacks a solid foundation — the necessary support of the people. This is why these hysterical arrests are taking place.

Alexey Navalny calls for a move from ‘trash-talk’ to real politics The politician’s 10-point questionnaire aims to clarify political positions ahead of the 2024 election in Russia

The imprisoned opposition politician Alexey Navalny has published a 10-point questionnaire that he believes will clarify the political positions of Russia’s key politicians, public figures, journalists, and influencers with regard to the 2024 presidential election campaign.

PACE to create a ‘contact platform’ for dialogue with representatives of Russian democratic opposition forces

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is to create a “recurring contact platform” for dialogue with representatives of Russian democratic opposition forces who share Council of Europe values, fully respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity and condemn Russia’s war of aggression.

Resolution of the Free Russia Forum

We recognize all forms of forceful resistance to Putinism on the part of the Russians who have decided to take this path, provided that it is not directed against the civilian population.

2nd meeting of the Steering Group for the Brussels Dialogue

AGENDA for the 2nd meeting of the Steering Group for the Brussels Dialogue by videoconference on Monday 2 October 2023 at 16h00

Trying to persuade Ukraine to negotiate with Putin would be an error

Not only would a ceasefire politically weaken the Ukrainian leadership while simultaneously strengthening Putin, it would also weaken its forces when hostilities almost inevitably resume.

New Eastern Europe: Re-federalisation: avoiding the risk of Russia’s collapse

Commentary by Dmytro Zolotukhin and Valerii Pekar. While western elites continue to support Ukraine, they also worry about the potential collapse of Russia following a...

Opinion Change will come to Russia — abruptly and unexpectedly

Political change in Russia always comes unexpectedly. The czarist minister Vyacheslav von Plehve, who before 1904 called for a “small victorious war,” never imagined it would lead to a revolutionary explosion and force the monarchy to agree to a constitution, a parliament and freedom of the press.

Meduza: ‘I couldn’t just stay silent and spoil my obituary’ The elderly Russians who risk their freedom to oppose the war in Ukraine

Despite the Russian government’s brutal treatment of dissidents, Russians are continuing to protest against the war. The human rights organization OVD-Info estimates that over 200...

Maria Snegovaya: Why Russia’s Democracy Never Began

Abstract: Scholars often blame Russia”s recent re-autocratization on mistakes of individual leaders: Yeltsin or Putin. This essay casts doubt on such accounts. It argues instead...

1st meeting of the Steering Group for the Brussels Dialogue

AGENDA for the 1st meeting of the Steering Group for the Brussels Dialogue by videoconference on Thursday 13 July 2023 at 10h00

Roundtable 2023

Oleg Orlov : Russie : « ils voulaient le fascisme, ils l’ont eu »

Un mois avant la remise de son prix Nobel de la Paix, Oleg Orlov, dissident russe de Memorial vivant à Moscou, dresse le portrait d’une...

The EU’s Relations With a Future Democratic Russia: A Strategy

Since its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin’s Russia has become the greatest threat to peace and stability in Europe. Even before launching the invasion in February 2022, Russia had become the source of many of Europe’s security problems and challenges.