Conditions for US-Russia Rapprochement Fall Into Place

The Iran war may give both a reason to compromise.

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Seven months after the historic Alaska summit between Russia and the United States, the time may finally be right for a rapprochement. In a frenzy to boost oil supplies with the all-important Strait of Hormuz effectively blockaded by Iran, last week the U.S. issued a 30-day waiver for the sale of sanctioned Russian oil and […]

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Ekaterina Zolotova
Ekaterina Zolotova is an analyst for Geopolitical Futures. Prior to Geopolitical Futures, Ms. Zolotova participated in several research projects devoted to problems and prospects of Russia’s integration into the world economy. Ms. Zolotova has a specialist degree in international economic relations from Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. In addition, Ms. Zolotova studied international trade and international integration processes. Her thesis was on features of economic development of Venezuela. She speaks native Russian and is fluent in English.