US and Russia Find Common Ground in the Middle East

Unable to reach consensus on Ukraine, Washington and Moscow are shifting their focus.

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The United States and Russia held their third round of talks on Ukraine in Riyadh this week, reportedly focused on a ceasefire in the Black Sea. As previous meetings between U.S. and Russian officials confirmed, a full peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war is still a long way off, but negotiations have addressed a […]

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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.