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The Promise of U.S.-Russian Collaboration
Council for US-Russia Relations condemns the military aggression by the Russian Federation against the Ukrainian sovereign nation and people. We call for the earliest cessation of hostilities and withdrawal of Russian Federation forces from Ukraine.
2021 Annual Meeting, Russian American Pacific Partnership (RAPP), 27-29 July (28-30 July in Russian Far East) by Zoom (virtual online).
View the RAPP 26th annual meeting Summary Report (click here)
Full meeting details and video recordings on RAPP FORUM webpage (click here)
Council for US-Russia Relations
The United States and the Russian Federation’s bilateral collaboration promises an unmatched degree of economic growth and advancements in science/technology fields, and global security. This relationship is critically important to both our countries and to the global community broadly.
Council for US-Russia Relations works with our members and government partners in support of inter-regional ties and the broader bilateral relationship.
Despite the significant and legitimate disagreements complicating US-Russian relations, there are areas of clear US-Russian mutual interest that could help improve relations. A sustained and broad-based dialogue on constructive common-interest cooperation between the United States and Russia may help to strengthen commitment to, and vest both sides in, a more stable and constructive bilateral relationship. While our governments may not always agree, pursuing cooperation in areas of clear interest alignment benefits both our two countries and brings greater stability to the global community.
The Council’s main programmatic activity is the Russian American Pacific Partnership (RAPP) bilateral forum. RAPP engages regional and federal governments with the private sector to improve trans-Pacific opportunity and maintain constructive relations. Since 1995, the RAPP forum has organized major annual meetings affording dialogue across a wide mutual-interest agenda. Each RAPP meeting has produced a Summary Report that includes detailed recommendations formulated by the collective attendees advancing cooperative initiatives, expanding commerce, and strengthening relations.
Our 25 years of experience provides the credibility necessary to forge bilateral consensus strengthening U.S.-Russia relations.
VIDEO OF THE DAY:
Daily TV, July 1, 2022:
Russia has moved to take over a major oil and gas project in which Shell has a 27.5% stake.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Thursday to take charge of the Sakhalin-2 project.
The move could force Shell and Japan's Mitsui and Mitsubishi to abandon their investments as the economic fallout of the Ukraine war spreads.
Oil giant Shell said: "We are aware of the decree and are assessing its implications."
The decree said a new firm would take over all rights and obligations of Sakhalin Energy Investment.
Shell said in February that it would to sell its Russian investments due to the conflict in Ukraine, including the flagship Sakhalin 2 facility in Russia's far east.
It said in April it would take a £3.8bn hit by leaving Russia.
The project, which supplies about 4% of the world's current liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, is 50% owned and operated by Gazprom.
According to the decree, Gazprom will keep its stake, but other shareholders must ask the Russian government for a stake in the new firm within one month.
The government will then decide whether to allow them to keep a stake.
Shell has been in talks with potential buyers for its stake in the project, including some from China and India, according to previous reports by The Daily Telegraph and Reuters.
The firm's chief executive Ben van Beurden said on Wednesday Shell was "making good progress" in its plan to exit the joint venture.
"I cannot tell you exactly where we are because it's a commercial process so I have to respect confidentiality, but I can tell you when I got an update last week, I was really pleased with where we are," he said.
Dmitry Sazhin and Derek Norberg. 2014 RAPP meeting in San Diego, California
RUSSIAN FAR EAST OPPORTUNITY
Tapping the Potential of Siberia and Russia's Far East The Russia Forum 2013 CLICK HERE
Anadyr Chukotka Autonomous Region CLICK HERE
Invest in Russia video by Ministry of Far East Development CLICK HERE
Free Port Vladivostok video by Ministry of Far East Development CLICK HERE
Eastern Russia Advanced Special Economic Zones (ASEZ) video Ministry Far East Development CLICK HERE
Kamchatka ASEZ video by Ministry of Far East Development CLICK HERE