Russia’s Pivot to the East: English School Perspective

In any case, there is currently no consensus on how much Russia's refusal to cooperate will affect Europe. First of all, it should be noted that the European Union is losing a strong geopolitical partner. In addition, economic ties created before 2022 are collapsing.ConclusionSummarize ail the information it can be stated that there is much more rhetoric in the pivot to the East than real results, but this does not mean that it is not happening. It seems that the intertwining of the economies of the Far Eastern part of Russia and the Northeastern part of China can give significant dynamics to the articulated strategic partnership between the two countries. Despite the existence of arguments against the development of cooperation with this country, it is obvious that the importance of China in the near and medium term as the main economic and investment partner remains, and there is no alternative to the status of Russian-Chinese relations as the "core" of the Russian "azimuth of foreign policy in the East Asian direction". However, it seems that the development of relations with all East Asian countries corresponds to Russia's interests, and the policy aimed at deepening cooperation with Japan, South Korea, the DPRK, the ASEAN countries and India inspires considerable optimism.Thirdly, throughout the 2000s, Russia consistently got rid of Europe's monopoly in the sphere of consumption of Russian energy resources. Western countries have not only lost control over the production of petroleum products - they, most importantly, have lost control over demand, due to a sharp increase in consumption in developing Asian countries. This shift in the geography of oil trade is underestimated, but probably one of the most significant factors of the Russian pivot to the East, since it creates space for geo-economic maneuver.ReferencesDiliberto, О. (2021). Intervista a Radio Radicale. Programma «L'ora di Cindia». Radio Radicale, Gennaio. https:// www.radioradicale.it/scheda/626434/lora-di-cindia (access 12/05/2023).Hillman, J.E. (2020). China and Russia: Economic Unequals. Center for Strategic and International Studies. https://www.csis.org/analysis/chi-na-and-russia-economic-unequals (access 12/05/2023).Hsu, J.Y.(2014). Development of China-Russia Relations Limits, Opportunities, and Economic Ties. Chinese Economy, vol. 47, no 3, pp. 70-87. Ostevik M., Kuhrt N. The Russian Far East and Russian Security. Blakkisrud H., Wilson Rowe E., eds. Russia’s Pivot to the East: Domestic Policymaking and Regional Cooperation (Global Reordering). Basingstoke, Springer Nature, 2018, pp. 75-94.Savic, B. (2016). Behind China and Russia's 'Special Relationship': China and Russia's Carefully Curated Relationship Is Increasingly Having a Global Impact. The Diplomat, December 7, 2016. https:// thediplomat.com/2016/12/behind-chi-na-and-russias-special-relationship/ (access 12/05/2023).Trenin, D. (2012). True Partners? How Russia and China See Each Other. Center for European Reform.https://carneg-ieendowment.org/files/Trenin_CER_Eng. pdf (access 12/05/2023).Wallace, M. (1990). 60 Minutes Archives: The Interview of President Jiang Zemin of China CBS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCUIjrx5oas (access 12/05/2023).