On Russian relations with the West - The Kremlin has a dual agenda, says Lilia Shevtsova - click for thread of tweets
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First, mobilize anti-Western sentiment in Russian society
Second, simultaneously engage the West and persuade liberal democracies to co-operate with it
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Paradoxically, engagement with the West guarantees the survival of the country’s system
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For example, Germany remains the leading buyer of Russian energy, propping up the latter’s public finances
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