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Russia and the decisions of the states in its neighbourhood

Mieczysław Cieniuch (Gen. (ret.); former Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces (2010–2013) and Polish Ambassador to Turkey (2013–2016)) – a conversation dated March 2019 on “Russia and the decisions of the states in its neighbourhood”. Format: conversation (not recorded). Interviewer: Igor Miasnikow.

  • March 2019
  • Sejm of the Republic of Poland (according to the master's thesis)
  • conversation (not recorded)

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FROM:
IGOR MIASNIKOW
TO:
MIECZYSŁAW CIENIUCH – Gen. (ret.); former Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces (2010–2013) and Polish Ambassador to Turkey (2013–2016)
DATE:
March 2019
SUBJECT:
Russia and the decisions of the states in its neighbourhood
CONTEXT:
Sejm of the Republic of Poland (according to the master's thesis)
FORMAT:
conversation (not recorded)

A conversation used in the master's thesis to support the argument that Russia expects every state in its neighbourhood to consult it on key decisions.

No recording

Used in: master's thesis (2019)

Sources (1)
  1. Uniwersytet Gdański (maszynopis udostępniony przez autora), „I. Miasnikow, Geostrategia i projekty gospodarcze jako determinanty polityki zagranicznej Federacji Rosyjskiej w Eurazji, praca magisterska, Wydział Ekonomiczny UG, Sopot 2019 – sekcja „Wywiady autora oraz prelekcje ekspertów z organizowanych konferencji przez autora””

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