What is the foreign policy of Russia regards to China, US, EU?

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Russia still thinks in Cold War terms. They do not believe in the global village and tend to have zero-sum thinking (a win for you is a loss for me). Russia is still dealing with the loss of empire and super power status. In reality, Russia is not a real player in the G20. An example of this is the summit where bi-lateral talks with Obama counted more for them than the G-20 talks. Their policy seems reactive; they have an idea of what they don’t like but no real solutions or proposals on how to improve policies. There is a lot of posturing involved in their foreign policy, talk big but cannot deliver. Contrast to China who talks modestly about being a global leader. They do not want to press this point because as a global leader they would need to take responsibility on some key issue such as pollution and environment.


From interview with bobo Lo