ОТНОШЕНИЯ РОССИИ И СТРАН ПЕРСИДСКОГО ЗАЛИВА И ИХ ОТРАЖЕНИЕ В РЕГИОНАЛЬНОМ БАЛАНСЕ НА БЛИЖНЕМ ВОСТОКЕ

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Russia began making contact with Gulf States back in 1932, when the USSR became one of the first countries that formally recognized Saudi Arabia and established diplomatic relations with the state. Shortly after, due to the change in the Soviets’ party line (conversion to a new ideology and development of a moderate stance towards regional conflicts), the relations were suspended. The aggravation of international relations in the region was also the result of the competition between the Great Powers, and their respective political ambition. In the light of “West-East” political-military confrontation, the Soviet Union took immediate interest in the latest regional developments. During the Cold War, the Soviet government viewed Gulf States as the United States’ allies, and consequently, Moscow’s adversaries. The Kremlin-Riyadh relations became especially strained after the introduction of Soviet troops on the territory of Afghanistan. In 1990s, the Kingdom’s support of separatism in Kosovo and Chechnya became a large stumbling block in the two states’ relations. At the time, however, due to a growing rapport between Moscow and the West, Russia-Saudi Arabia relations shifted to the background of the global arena. In the 2000s, Russia renewed its rapprochement with Gulf States, which was based primarily on mutual economic interests. In 2006, when Russia served as a host nation for a G8 summit for the first time, Moscow leaders suggested including problems of “energy security” in the agenda for negotiations and declared their determination to play a key role in this sphere across the globe and, in particular, in Eurasia. They also came

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Мазин Мусабах Аль-Макбали

Российский университет дружбы народов

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аспирант кафедры сравнительной политологии Российского университета дружбы народов ул. Миклухо-Маклая, 6, Москва, Россия, 117198

Владимир Геннадьевич Иванов

Российский университет дружбы народов

Email: ivanov_vg@pfur.ru
доктор политических наук, доцент кафедры сравнительной политологии Российского университета дружбы народов ул. Миклухо-Маклая, 6, Москва, Россия, 117198

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