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Russia and the West: A Visual Anthology

Dec 17, 2017 | 19:45 GMT

A Russian policeman walks in Red Square in Moscow on Nov. 5, 2017, with the Lenin Mausoleum and St. Basil's Cathedral in the background.

For Russia, managing its relationship with the West is no longer the defining feature of its foreign policy efforts. Instead, Moscow has created a much more complex and intertwined series of relationships spanning the globe. While its confrontation with Europe and the United States is expected to continue and perhaps even intensify in 2018, that competition will be only one facet among many emerging interests and priorities for Russia.

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Managing its relationship with the West is no longer the defining feature of Russia's foreign policy efforts. Instead, Moscow has created a much more complex and intertwined series of relationships spanning the globe. While its confrontation with Europe and the United States is expected to continue and perhaps intensify in 2018, that competition will be only one facet among many emerging interests and priorities for Russia. In this visual anthology, we take a look at the tensions between Russia and the West and how they play out in various conflicts and regions around the world....

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