War criminal and terrorist Vladimir Putin has canceled his 2012 decree on Russia’s foreign policy.
According to this course, Russia had to draw closer to the EU and the US, respect the sovereignty of Moldova and the territorial integrity of all countries. In particular, it was about the following: “continue to actively seek ways to resolve the issue of Transnistria on the basis of respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and neutral status of Moldova.”
The Russian dictator signed a new decree on his diplomacy – “in order to ensure the national interests of Russia in connection with the profound changes taking place in international relations.”
The decision came into force on February 21, 2023. Putin in the new decree noted the many instructions that he gave to the Foreign Ministry and other Russian authorities in 2012. In particular, the 11-year-old decree provided for the consistent implementation of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (PSAT) from the United States. Earlier on February 21, during a message to the Federal Assembly, Putin announced that Russia would suspend participation in this treaty.
As the media drew attention, the new decree also cancels other provisions of the foreign policy of Russia, determined in 2012, here are some of them:
- create favorable external conditions for long-term development;
- firmly uphold the fundamental principles of the UN Charter, which require the development of friendly relations between states on the basis of equality, respect for their sovereignty and territorial integrity;
- continue to actively seek ways to resolve the issue of Transnistria on the basis of respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and neutral status of Moldova;
- continue to actively expand cooperation with Belarus within the framework of the Union State;
- actively promote the formation of partially recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia as modern democratic states;
- in relations with the European Union, to promote the creation of a single economic and human space from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, to seek the abolition of visas for short-term trips and to develop a single European energy complex;
- in relations with the United States, maintain a stable and expected interaction based on the principles of equality, non-interference in internal affairs and respect for mutual interests, as well as promote initiatives for further liberalization of the visa regime;
- deepen equal and trusting partnership and strategic cooperation with China, strategic partnership with India and Vietnam, and develop mutually beneficial cooperation with Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand;
- to develop relations with NATO in accordance with the readiness of the alliance to take into account the interests of Russia.
Source: Racurs
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