Russia’s Calculated Silence on the India-Pakistan Conflict

The Kremlin is in no position to alienate any of its few remaining allies.

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Last week, the special assistant to Pakistan’s prime minister arrived in Moscow to discuss his country’s recent military skirmish with India and appeal to Russia’s leadership for help reducing tensions. A few days earlier, an Indian delegation in Moscow accused Pakistan of supporting cross-border terrorism and urged Russia to support India’s counterterrorism efforts. But although […]

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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.