PARIAH’S PATH
Journal: Current Digest of the Russian Press The
Year: 2016

(By Georgy Kunadze, former Russian deputy foreign minister.
 The New Times, March 21, 2016, p. 46. Condensed text:) Until
 2014, Russia’s foreign policy somehow managed to remain
 professional enough to allow it to violate the spirit of
 international law without crossing a certain line and violating the
 letter of said law - i.e., to formally remain within the bounds of
 decency. Naturally, such behavior did nothing to improve Russia’s
 reputation. However, everyone understood that the collapse