Valdai Club

Piotr Dutkiewicz, Professor of Political Science and co-director of the Center for Governance and Public Policy at Carleton University (Ottawa), who participated in the panel discussion titled " “Russia and the EU: What Options for a Retuning of Relations?”, analyzes the report of the Valdai Discussion Club, dedicated to new principles of relations between Russia and the European Union. He discusses the current opportunities for dialogue between Russia and the West for the gradual restoration of confidence between two parties. A separate part of the interview is devoted to issues of international relations in the Arctic, considering the Russian and Canadian approaches toward the region and proposed ways of cooperation.