title: RUSSIA AND THE WEST: CAUSES OF TENSIONS AND STRATEGIES FOR THEIR MITIGATION
abstract: Six years after the Crimean crisis and the subsequent phase of confrontational dissociation, the first signs of a softening of the hardened fronts are becoming visible. There is a growing realization that the policies of recent years are producing high costs, but are not offering any solutions. Western states dared to take a first step to reduce the level of tensions in summer 2019 with the decision to keep Russia in the Council of Europe. Nevertheless, caution is advisable as phases of dtente i
journal: Russia and the Contemporary World