THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE REST OF THE WORLD

Abstract

In the article the author briefly presents some of the most important political, economic and military concerns from post-Soviet Russia, as consequence of some major events taking place in the late years of the 20th century and first years of the 21st century emphasizing some main aspects of „National Security Strategy of the Russian Federation until 2020”. Concomitantly, the principles promoted and supported in global and regional concerns by the current Russian leaders are brought into attention focusing on certain unprovoked aggression, manifested against their neighbours in the „close vicinity”.

Keywords

• the Russian Federation
• Security Strategy
• close vicinity
• Zapad-2017