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Presentation of the Valdai Club Report "The European Union’s Uncertain Future: What Should Russia Do?"

Valdai Discussion Club Conference Hall (Bolshaya Tatarskaya 42, Moscow, Russia)

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Less Hypocrisy, More Realism: How Russia and the EU Should Build Relations at a New Stage

The crisis in relations between Russia and the EU allowed both sides to formulate their interests more clearly and conduct a more open dialogue, moving away from the hypocrisy of the previous era. There is no return to the past, and for an effective interaction it is necessary to create a new formula for relations, said the participants at the presentation of the Valdai Club report, titled " The European Union’s Uncertain Future: What Should Russia Do?", which was held on May 11 at the Valdai Discussion Club Conference hall.

Report: The European Union’s Uncertain Future: What Should Russia Do?

The best word to describe current state of affairs in Europe is uncertainty. A number of crises, which the EU has faced with in recent years, lead to the inevitable inner transformation of the Union rather than disintegration. Nonetheless, even such circumstances open up new opportunities for Russian-EU relations. What are the roots of the EU’s crisis? How should Russia react to the EU’s problems in such situation?

Timofei Bordachev

The European Union’s Uncertain Future: What Should Russia Do?

On May 11, 2017, at 11.00, the Valdai Discussion Club will hold a presentation of the report, titled "The European Union’s Uncertain Future: What Should Russia Do?"

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Presentation of the Valdai Club Report "The European Union’s Uncertain Future: What Should Russia Do?"