Much has been written about Russia’s so-called pivot to the Asia-Pacific since its 2014 invasion of Ukraine and break with the West, but there is less to this supposed strategic shift than meets the eye. The country is and will remain a European—rather than an Asian—power by virtue of its history, strategic culture, demographics, and principal economic relationships.
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Eugene Rumer, Richard Sokolsky, Aleksandar Vladicic: Russia in the Asia-Pacific – less than meets the eye
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks and gestures as he visits the Kaliningrad Stadium during his working trip to Kaliningrad, on July 20, 2018.
