Russia Looks East Amid Western Isolation

The latest iteration of Russia’s Foreign Policy Concept issued in 2023 highlights Asia, namely China, India, as well as Southeast Asia among its top priorities. How is the Kremlin navigating its relationships with the Asia-Pacific, amid intense geopolitical competition between the US and China that puts ASEAN in the middle? For more insights into Russia’s Asia-Pacific policy and other developments, we speak to H.E. Andrey Rudenko, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.