Opinions
Russia-West-East
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, relations between Russia and the West have been oscillating between warm and varying degrees of cool. The relations tend to deteriorate every time Russia voices an opinion that differs from that of the West, let alone acts on it. It appears that even after the end of the Cold War, the West has been treating Russia if not as an adversary than at least as a major rival of the European Union and the United States.