USA and Russia Ready to Face Future — Russia in Global Affairs

As geopolitical tensions persist, the United States and Russia seem prepared for prolonged confrontation, but could there be a path beyond confrontation? In a recently Domino Theory Episode, hosts Mark Simon and Christian Whiton deepen this question with Fyodor Lukyanov, editor in chief of Russia in global affairs Magazine. From the economic maneuver to the dialogues behind the scene, its discussion adds how both nations are preparing in a cautious way for a future after Ukraine. How would this change be seen and how will global dynamics be remodeled? Explore the evolutionary relationship of the United States-Russia and the forces redefine it in silence.

Fyodor Lukyanov about whether it is possible for the United States and Russia to cooperate or less discussions are different from Ukraine, even if the war continues, as special in the light of Trump’s comment this week about backward:

Fyodor Lukyanov: … Denpende what Trump means when he says that the United States will leave. Because moving away could mean a total disconnection. “It’s not my business. You could kill yourself. As long as you think it’s necessary. It’s not my business. I go to other issues. I don’t want to have anything to do with this war.”

If that means that this commitment includes diplomatic and political efforts and military support to Ukraine, then to put it without surroundings, Russia is fine because without US support, and this support is still very significant when it comes to intelligence and several problems, without this support, Ukraine will have a much more difficult time.

And for Russia it is fine. In this case, I believe that for Russia it is absolutely well to discuss what the United States wants to discuss. Other problems, being medium east, either Iran, be it Arctic’s economic cooperation, whatever, why not?

Mark and Fyodor explore possible areas or discussion or cooperation of the United States:

Mark Simon: What are the areas? [of possible cooperation]? Is Islamic terrorism? Are they drugs? What are the areas in which the Russians would be interested? In other words, if you came, you said, okay, you’re going to do something with this, what would the Russians bit?

Fyodor Lukyanov: Islamic terrorism? YEAH. But let’s be realistic. Is it such a big problem on the international agenda at this time? No, it is not. We see many problems everywhere related to this, but it is totally different from what we had to say 15, 20, 25 years ago. And I think the interaction between security services must be resumed because that is what both sides need. We know that previously, unfortunately not in regular basic, but we remember a couple of quite useful information exchanges episodes. Americans cool something for Russians and Russians face something for Americans, which helped discover some terrorist threats.

… Russia could be quite flexible when it comes to the whole package of problems related to Israel Palestine, Syria, Iran. All this is a conglomerate of different but interrelated issues, each of which is extremely difficult and quite dangerous.

But I don’t see a great confrontation in this. And Again, If United States Will not be on the other side in ukrainian situation – it does mean America need to be on the russian side, but at least neutral or distant – Stuggy for Interst Against America … I Think it’s This Negotiatable and Som Things Might Be Dable and We See That Trump, Liss the Rhetoric, which was Vray Harsh at the Beginning on Iran and Many Ispibly, acts, it is all in this place in Iran, and so on.

And even with the Israeli problem, we see much more flexibility than people expect. Again, I think it is an interesting area to work, to discuss. The Arctic, which is interesting for Trump based on what we saw about Canada, on Greenland. And so I think, again, Real there is no such great discrepancy between Russia and the United States.

Christian and Fyodor discuss the divorce in Europe of Russia and the disgusting failure of European integration:

Christian Whiton: Is Russia ready for a divorce in Europe and an approach elsewhere?

Fyodor Lukyanov: Russia was not at all ready or divorced with Europe. But Europe decided to divorce Russia, and that happened overnight in 2022. That was extremely painful, and I must say unexpected on this side. I remember some speculations among the people who allegedly had to do with this decision making about the Ukrainian operation.

And the expectation was that, of course, the relationship with the European Union will deteriorate sharply and very significantly for a short period of period that nobody here, almost no one could imagine that Europe would act in such a destructive way for its ITET was mostly favorable for Europe, equally more favorable for Europe than for Russia.

But they did it for reasons that we can discuss. And that would say it was a shock for many people here, but that was three and a half years ago. And now voluntarily or involuntarily, but people got used to that. Europe is economically, culturally and, in many ways, Europe is not with us and we are not with Europe. I would say that everyone is happy for that, but it is a fact of life …

… [European] Integration could be good for us, for Russia and for the United States. Now, again, for different reasons, completely different reasons, but both Americans and Russians conclude that it would actually be much more comfortable and efficient to deal with particular European countries, Germany, France, Great Britain, Poland, whoever, Slovakia, anyone, but not with European institutions and the European Union as a great institution. And I think it’s a great change. This is not due to war with Ukraine.

This is due to change the nature of European integration, which is now something different from what, for example, 25 years ago. The changing nature of Russia, the changing nature of the United States and the completely changing nature of the entire international system and this new system, the European Union. This integrated entity is, I would say that it is no longer an asset: for us, for you, and perhaps even for Europeans, it is no longer an asset.

Fyodor Lukyanov in the new order that meets:

Fyodor Lukyanov: I think we are now in a child or at the turning point.

It depends on what happens in the next week: probably if we can start moving away from this crisis. I do not mean Trump alone, but Russia. Russia too. I think the new agenda will need a new complete agenda due to problems with previous people, administrations and experts was that we tried to recycle the same agenda for decades, which did not work.

Now we need something else. And fortunately everyone is changing, so there is now no need to convince anyone that we need new approaches. I think everyone understands that.

Fyodor Lukyanov transcription on dominoes theory