Center for International Studies

 By: Nika Chitadze   Director of the Center for International Studies Professor of the International Black Sea University President of the George C. Marshall Alumni Union, Georgia - International and Security Research Center   Taking into account the tensions in the relations between USA and Russia, on April 13 of this year, a telephone conversation took place between the Presidents of the United States and Russia. During the talks, Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin discussed a number of regional and global issues, including the US and Russia's intention to continue the dialogue on strategic stability on a number of issues, including arms control and security issues, the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ( S TART ) etc. President Biden also clarified that the United States will work intensively to protect national interests in response to Russia's actions, such as cyber-attacks and election interference. President Biden underscored the United States' unwavering commitment to Ukr

  Nika Chitadze Director of the Center for International Studies Professor of the International Black Sea University President of the George C. Marshall Alumni Union, Georgia - International and Security Research Center   During discussing the impending military escalation between the West and Russia , it is necessary to analyze the situation in the eastern regions of Ukraine and the Black Sea region and the NATO-Russia frontline as a whole . Based on the above, it should be emphasized that a new large-scale war may break out in eastern Ukraine, particularly in the Donbas region. The situation in eastern Ukraine has escalated after Russia announced military exercises near the occupied territories and rallied a 4,000 military contingent near the Ukrainian border. It is noteworthy that the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, said that Moscow was concerned about the tensions in eastern Ukraine and did not rule out the start of a second war. Peskov also noted tha