The Dynamic of Developing of the Relations between Russia and Great Britain during the President Vladimir Putin’s Third Term (2012-2018)

Vasil  Timerjanovich Sakaev; Oksana Sergeyevna  Demianko; Rushana Alfredovna  Faizullina

Vasil Timerjanovich Sakaev Institute of International Relations, Kazan Federal University
Oksana Sergeyevna Demianko Kazan Federal University.
Rushana Alfredovna Faizullina Kazan Federal University

Keywords: bilateral relations, Russia and Great Britain, foreign policy, relational crises, sanctions and negotiation

Abstract

The article looks into the features of Russo-British relations in the period from 2012 to 2018 during the third presidential term of Vladimir Putin. During this period, they went through several stages in their development from a period of alienation to almost direct confrontation. The authors reviewed the key events in the period under study in bilateral relations. The factors that played a leading role in the formation of relations at the present stage are also highlighted. The analysis of the position of the two States on various events, including Brexit, was conducted. The research is based on historical-descriptive and intuitive-logical methods. The analysis of the position of the two States on various events was conducted. The results obtained correspond to the conclusions of a number of researchers and expand the existing understanding of the nature of Russia’s bilateral relations with leading Western Powers in the second decade of the XXI century.

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Author Biographies

Vasil Timerjanovich Sakaev, Institute of International Relations, Kazan Federal University

Candidate of Historical Science, associate professor, Institute of International Relations, Kazan Federal University

Oksana Sergeyevna Demianko, Kazan Federal University.

BA, Institute of International Relations, Kazan Federal University.

Rushana Alfredovna Faizullina, Kazan Federal University

Assistant professor, Institute of International Relations, Kazan Federal University

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