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The foreign relations of the Russian Federation is the policy arm of the government of Russia which guides its interactions with other nations, their citizens, and foreign organizations. This article covers the foreign policy of the Russian Federation since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in late 1991. At present, Russia has no diplomatic ...
- Belarus: Moscow's Loyal Ally
- Iran: Replenishing Russian Arms Stockpile
- North Korea: Newfound Ally
- Syria: Moscow's Middle Eastern Stronghold
- China: Kremlin's Biggest Global Partner
- India: Historical Ties to Russia
- Mali: Russia's Expanding Ambition Among African Nations
- Eritrea: A Symbolic Alliance
- The Collective Security Treaty Organization
- Myanmar
Militarily, Belarus is Russia’s closest ally, having allowed both its land and airspace to be used by the Kremlin’s forces. Despite resisting pressure thus far from Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to send troops into Ukraine, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has had no qualms about the thousands of missiles launched from Belaru...
Iran has emerged as one of Russia’s few remaining allies, with Moscow increasingly isolated because of the 2022 invasion. The Iranian government shares the Kremlin’s deep distrust of anything Western, and during a phone call at the outset of the full-scale invasion, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi told Putin: “NATO expansion is a serious threat to ...
Perhaps unsurprisingly, longtime nemesis of the international order North Korea is a staunch supporter of Moscow and has heavily criticized the U.S. and blamed it for the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion. Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said the U.S. was “crossing the red line” with its decision to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine....
Moscow still continues to attract the most unsavory of allies, as Syria has become one of its biggest fans. President Bashar al-Assad praised the full-scale invasion as a “correction of history” and accused Western nations of using “dirty methods to support terrorists in Syria and Nazis in Ukraine.” Assad has been entirely dependent on Russian mili...
The closest thing Moscow has to global superpower support since Russia invaded Ukraine is China, though it is far from definitive or unconditional. China has never condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, nor has it endorsed it, though Beijing and Moscow remain on friendly diplomatic terms. China has walked a delicate and slightly ambiguous line ...
India is another country that has walked an ambiguous line and the closest it has come to criticizing Russia was during an awkward televised meeting in September of 2022, when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Putin, “I know that today’s era is not an era of war, and I have spoken to you on the phone about this.” And yet, just like China, In...
Mali has recently swung sharply into the Kremlin's orbit after the French ended and withdrew Operation Barkhane, its military mission to save the capital from being sacked by jihadists. Currently ruled by military putschists who have denounced France, the authorities have enlisted the help of Russian Wagner mercenaries to solidify their power. Comm...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Eritrea in January of 2023, part of an African tour designed to firm up support in countries that could be persuaded to stand with the Kremlin over the West. The continent has become somewhat of a diplomatic battleground since the Ukraine war began. Eritrea is one of the most closed off countries in th...
The Moscow-led CSTO is a military alliance in Central Asia made up of six post-Soviet states: Armenia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, but not all of them have played ball over the last year. Analysts say Russia – distracted by its protracted war in Ukraine – is losing influence in the Southern Caucasus after decades of pla...
Elsewhere in the world, Myanmar’s military junta, which overthrew a democratically elected government two years ago, supports Russia, which it has said was “acting to protect its sovereignty,” and praised Russia’s role in “balancing global power.” Russia is a major ARMS supplier to Myanmar. Article updated 10.23.2023
Apr 4, 2022 · The West and its allies have presented a rare unified front against the Russian president’s attack. ... 40% of respondents approved of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Fifty-four per cent of ...
Mar 19, 2022 · Who are Russia's allies, and is China supporting Russia? Find out what they have said about the invasion of Ukraine here. Russia has allies, but some have condemned the action in Ukraine.
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Oleg Yegorov. Follow Russia Beyond on Twitter. Russia isn’t part of a powerful NATO-like military alliance but still has some political and economic partners around the world. Some of them are even...
The Collective Security Treaty Organization ( CSTO) [note 3] is an intergovernmental military alliance in Eurasia consisting of six post-Soviet states: Armenia, [note 1] Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan, formed in 2002.
Apr 4, 2022 · Hungary has become the closest thing to a fifth column within NATO and the European Union. It is officially a Western democracy — yet effectively a Putin ally. Read more about the election ...
