Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation
Федеральное агентство по делам Содружества Независимых Государств, соотечественников, проживающих за рубежом, и по международному гуманитарному сотрудничеству (Россотрудничество) | |
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Formed | September 6, 2008 |
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Headquarters | Vozdvizhenka Street 18/9 Moscow |
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Website | rs |
The Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation
History
The agency was created from its predecessor agency by
According to OECD estimates, 2019 official development assistance from Russia increased to US$1.2 billion.[3]
Rossotrudnichestvo was assessed by expert observers
Sanctions
In July 2022, the European Union imposed sanctions on Rossotrudnichestvo in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]
See also
Notes
- ^ Russian: Федеральное агентство по делам Содружества Независимых Государств, соотечественников, проживающих за рубежом, и по международному гуманитарному сотрудничеству; commonly known as Rossotrudnichestvo (Russian: Россотрудничество, "Russo-Colleagueship")
- ^ Ben Noble, associate professor of Russian politics at University College London; Mark Galeotti, an analyst and Russia specialist; and Sam Ramani, an international relations expert at Oxford University provided evaluations to The Times newspaper.[4]
References
- ^ Weiss, Michael (December 29, 2017). "The KGB Playbook for Turning Russians Worldwide Into Agents". The Daily Beast. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
For instance, the cultural organization Rossotrudnichestvo, run by Sergei Lavrov's Foreign Ministry, has financed any number of European governmental nongovernmental organizations—"GONGOs"—dealing with this mythical double-headed beast of resurgent Nazism and Russian persecution, from Tallinn to Tbilisi.
- ^ "The Kremlin reinforces Russia's soft power in the CIS | Centre for Eastern Studies". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
- ^ "Russia | Development Co-operation Profiles – Russia| OECD iLibrary".
- ^ a b Kremlin ‘is behind pro-Russian protests in Europe’ The Times, 2022-04-16.
- ^ "COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/1270 of 21 July 2022". Retrieved 8 February 2022.
External links
- Official website (in Russian)
- Official website (in English)