Thread by @ABarbashin

Karaganov here promotes emerging Russian discourse of "constructive destruction" of Western-centeric Russian foreign policy. In other words - practical steps towards multipolarity in the 21st century. Thread. 1/

Karaganov says Russia does not wish to war with anyone for now for as long as it is not threatened (taking Ukraine to the West is a threat). Basically, he says Russia needs to wait out until West finally gives up pretending that it is almighty and a deal would be made

Then Russia can rebuild its relations with the West to balance growing might of China.
Karaganov, unlike Kortunov for instance, claims Russia should abandon all attempts to play by the West's rule and invest in new rules of Greater Eurasia.

This means further disregards for rules of the game of "rules based order", "euro-atlantic security" and so on.
For one, he claims Russia must recollect some of the "lost lands" since "Somalization" should not be allowed.

Karaganov notes key moments of recent Russian history: lost of trust in the West in late 1999, US is allowing itself too much in 2000s, war in Georgia, growing alliance with China and by 2017-2018 he says Russia became a strong power again.

He says the escalation we are seeing now near the border with Ukraine is the beginning of the "constructive deconstruction of relations with the West". He reiterates that his hope is that West will come around and will accept new reality of things.

NATO, according to Karaganov has to go. Moreover he asserts that US would not abide by article 5 if there would be risk of confrontation with nuclear power. (Hi, Estonia!). OSCE is dead according to Karaganov as well.
He even goes into claiming that EU and Council of Europe

should receive a very limited attention from Russia with only necessary interactions.
What should Russia do, according to Karaganov?
1. Stop interfering in Western affairs and shield itself from it. Assert Russia's position and stand strong.
2. Take Russia's resources

and go East, invest in Siberia and alliance with China. Future is Asian, he claims. Or Eurasian, depending on flavoring.
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