Lecture: Russia and the West - a difficult relationship
There is an ice age between Russia and the West. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, relations, which had already cooled down, have reached a historic low and appear to be irreparable in the long term. Nevertheless, a new European peace order is needed that includes Russia. The country is part of our continent. How could it come to this after the East-West confrontation seemed to have been overcome at the end of the 1980s? How can the escalation spiral be stopped? What role can diplomacy play? Will sanctions help? What about arms supplies? What prospects are conceivable? How far is society prepared to go in supporting Ukraine if this harms its own interests, both economically and in terms of peace? All these existential questions must be debated openly, respectfully and based on facts in a democratically structured society.Prof. Dr. Krone-Schmalz offers an analysis of developments to date and also cautiously looks to the future. Gabriele Krone-Schmalz was ARD's Russia correspondent from 1987 to 1991 and then hosted ARD's Kulturweltspiegel until 1997. From 2011 to 2022, she was Professor of TV and Journalism at Iserlohn University of Applied Sciences.
