These days people with a limited amount of knowledge are telling others all about the policies of another country….I guess it has to do with it is an election year and everyone is in a hurry to get their candidate’s opinions and thoughts out there for all to see.

Of course there is the “experts” on anything ISIS or terror related and China and especially Russia, as they see them as our antagonist on the world stage….but does anyone really understand what the Russians are thinking or why they act in the ways they do?

I am afraid that all the misinformation being passed around as serious policies by some Americans is just silly……and dangerous.

May I suggest if one truly wants to write and think that they have a handle on Russian foreign policy then this piece will go a long way to help them truly understand the Russian mindset.

In a landmark treatise titled “Russia’s Foreign Policy: Historical Background,” published March 3, 2016 in the Russian foreign affairs journal Russia in Global Affairs, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov challenged the Western perspective on Russia with an analysis of Russian history. According to Lavrov, Russia has played an important role in shaping both European history and contemporary European policies. He writes that contrary to the belief widespread in the West that Russia is Europe’s” political outsider, “it is an integral part of the European context, adding that while throughout history Russia’s power has been obstructed by European countries, Europe’s geography, and its historical, intrinsic interconnection with Russia, signifies that the former will always have to consider the latter. Lavrov also sketches out a bipolar world in which Russia confronts the U.S. by expanding its own realm of political influence and power from the Atlantic to the Pacific, as part of a new political entity – Eurasia. The vision of Eurasia and the resultant political goals are in essence an ideological blueprint for an ideological agenda to counter the U.S.

Source: Understanding Russian Political Ideology And Vision: A Call For Eurasia, From Lisbon To Vladivostok

This should help alleviate any misconceptions……that is if true understanding is what one searches for……or to save time one could just regurgitate the BS that most pass off as fact.