Abstract
In recent years there has been brewing up a necessity in Russia to change direction of its external energy policy radically as a result of unconstructive and hugely politically charged approach of the EU - main and traditional partner of Russia - to settlement of fundamental issues in bilateral cooperation. First of all this refers to failed efforts to create regional energy security system, based on respective institutions and legal framework, by reason of unwillingness of the EU to respect the Russian standpoint as an exporter of energy resources. As a result, there is a legal vacuum today in energy cooperation between Russia and the EU, which they failed to fill. The current political crisis in Europe, which is caused by accession of the Republic of Crimea to the Russian Federation and events in Ukraine, has aggravated long-standing problems of energy partnership EU-Russia. At the same time active EU policy on diversification of energy sources and supply routes discredits peculiar role of Russia as EU key energy supplier. These factors have triggered a significant revision of Russian interests in favor of eastern direction. A new promising contract with China on 21 May 2014 and memorandum with Turkey on 1 December 2014 are the milestones of the present Russian eastern policy. Both contracts can disrupt power balance on the global energy market. The article deals with background and causes for the present Russian eastern activity.
Highlights
In recent years there has been brewing up a necessity in Russia to change direction of its external energy policy radically as a result of unconstructive and hugely politically charged approach of the EU – main and traditional partner of Russia – to settlement of fundamental issues in bilateral cooperation
First of all this refers to failed efforts to create regional energy security system, based on respective institutions and legal framework, by reason of unwillingness of the EU to respect the Russian standpoint as an exporter of energy resources
The current political crisis in Europe, which is caused by accession of the Republic of Crimea to the Russian Federation and events in Ukraine, has aggravated long-standing problems of energy partnership EU-Russia
Summary
ОСОБЕННОСТИ СМЕНЫ ВЕКТОРА ВНЕШНЕЙ ЭНЕРГЕТИЧЕСКОЙ ПОЛИТИКИ РОССИИ НА СОВРЕМЕННОМ ЭТАПЕ. В последнее время в России постепенно назревала необходимость осуществить радикальную смену ориентиров во внешней энергетической политике по причине неконструктивности и высокой степени политизированности подхода ЕС – главного и традиционного партнёра России – к решению ряда основополагающих вопросов сотрудничества. В первую очередь речь идёт о неудачных попытках создать региональную систему обеспечения энергетической безопасности, в основе которой лежали бы соответствующие институты и нормативно-правовая база, из-за нежелания ЕС считаться с позицией России как нетто-экспортёра энергоресурсов. В результате на данный момент в двустороннем энергетическом сотрудничестве между Россией и ЕС образовался «правовой вакуум», который пока не удалось заполнить. В то же время активно реализуемый ЕС курс по диверсификации источников и маршрутов транспортировки энергоносителей ставит под сомнение исключительную роль России в качестве ключевого поставщика энергоресурсов в Европу. Ключевые слова: Европейский союз, Россия, энергетическое партнёрство, энергетическая безопасность, энергетический диалог, энергетическая зависимость, диверсификация импорта энергоресурсов, внешняя энергетическая политика России
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