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Rossotrudnichestvo

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Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation
Федеральное агентство по делам Содружества Независимых Государств, соотечественников, проживающих за рубежом, и по международному гуманитарному сотрудничеству
Seat of the agency at Shakhovsky Manor [ru]
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 6, 2008
Preceding agency
  • Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States
Headquarters
  • Vozdvizhenka Street 18/9
    Moscow
Agency executive
Parent agency
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Websiters.gov.ru/en

The Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation,[a] commonly known as Rossotrudnichestvo,[b] is an autonomous Russian government agency under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and cultural exchange. Rossotrudnichestvo operates in Central Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe, primarily in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

History

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The agency was created from its predecessor agency by Presidential decree, signed by Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on 6 September 2008, with the aim of maintaining Russia's influence in the Commonwealth of Independent States, and to foster friendly ties for the advancement of Russia's political and economic interests in foreign states.[1]

Apparently from an investigation by the Alexey Navalny associated website (navalny.com), Ekaterina Solotsinskaya, who was Dmitry Peskov's second ex-wife, was fired in February 2018 as the head of the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Paris (RCSC) or (RTsNK) (Russian: Российский центр науки и культуры в Париже (РЦНК)), which is under the auspices of Rossotrudnichestvo in France.[2][3][4]

According to OECD estimates, 2019 official development assistance from Russia increased to US$1.2 billion.[5]

Rossotrudnichestvo was assessed by expert observers[c] to be organising and orchestrating synchronous pro-Russian public rallies, demonstrations, and vehicle convoys across Europe in April 2022 in support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Demonstrations were held simultaneously in Dublin (Ireland), Berlin, Hanover, Frankfurt (Germany), Limassol (Cyprus), and Athens (Greece).[6]

Sanctions

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In July 2022, the European Union imposed sanctions on Rossotrudnichestvo in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Russian: Федеральное агентство по делам Содружества Независимых Государств, соотечественников, проживающих за рубежом, и по международному гуманитарному сотрудничеству
  2. ↑ Russian: Россотрудничество, lit. 'Russo-Colleagueship'
  3. ↑ Ben Noble, associate professor of Russian politics at University College London; Mark Galeotti, an analyst and Russia specialist; and Sam Ramani, an international relations expert at Oxford University provided evaluations to The Times newspaper.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ "The Kremlin reinforces Russia's soft power in the CIS | Centre for Eastern Studies". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  2. ↑ Козлов, Петр (Kozlov, Pyotr) (16 February 2018). "Бывшую жену Пескова уволили с должности главы Российского центра в Париже" [Peskov's ex-wife was fired from the post of head of the Russian Center in Paris]. Русская служба Би-би-си (bbc.com) (in Russian). Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Уволили — хорошо. А что с деньгами?" [If you were fired, that's good. And what about money?]. navalny.com (in Russian). 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Доказываем, что Песков — коррупционер. Квартира в Париже за 1,7 миллионов евро" [We prove that Peskov is a corrupt official. Apartment in Paris for 1.7 million euros]. navalny.com (in Russian). 21 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Russia | Development Co-operation Profiles – Russia| OECD iLibrary". 16 June 2024.
  6. 1 2 Parker, Charlie (2022-04-16). "Kremlin 'is behind pro-Russian protests in Europe'". The Times.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ↑ "COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/1270 of 21 July 2022". Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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