Editing Foreign relations of Russia (section)

====2010-2016====

The mid-2010s marked a dramatic downturn in Russian relations with the West, with some even considering it the start of a new Cold War.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2018-10-29 |title=Russia, the United States, and the New Cold War {{!}} Journal of Military and Strategic Studies |journal=Journal of Military and Strategic Studies |volume=12 |issue=2 |url=https://jmss.org/article/view/57874 |language=en-US |last1=Harasymiw |first1=Bohdan }}</ref> The United States and Russia back opposing sides in the [[Syrian civil war|Syrian Civil War]], and Washington regarded Moscow as obstructionist regarding its support for the [[Bashar al-Assad]] government.<ref>Patrick W. Quirk, "Russia–Syria Internal Threat Alliance (2010–2016)". in Quirk, ''Great Powers, Weak States, and Insurgency'' (Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2017). 179–213.</ref>

In 2013, for the first time since 1960, the United States cancelled a summit with Russia, after the latter granted asylum to [[Edward Snowden]].<ref>Cynthia Nolan, "The Edward Snowden Case and the Morality of Secrecy". ''Catholic Social Science Review'' 22 (2017): 291–310.</ref>

The greatest increase in tensions, however, came during the Ukraine crisis that began in 2014, which saw the [[Crimea]]n peninsula [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|annexed]] by Russia.<ref>Michał. Natorski, "The EU and crisis in Ukraine: policy continuity in Times of Disorder?". in by Dimitris Bouris and Tobias Schumacher, eds. ''The Revised European Neighbourhood Policy'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017). 177–196.</ref>  Russia also inflamed [[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|a separatist uprising]] in the [[Donbas]] region.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mackinnon |first=Amy |date=2023-02-12 |title=The Other Ukraine War |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/02/12/the-other-ukraine-war-crimea-invasion-2014-putin/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Foreign Policy |language=en-US}}</ref> The United States responded to these events by putting forth sanctions against Russia, and most European countries followed suit, worrying about Russian interference in the affairs of central and Eastern Europe.<ref>{{cite speech |last= Lyall Grant |first= Mark |title= Russia cannot be granted impunity to disregard international law and the UN Charter |event= UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine |date= March 1, 2014 |location= UN New York, New York, USA |publisher= United Kingdom Government |url= https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/russia-cannot-be-granted-impunity-to-disregard-international-law-and-the-un-charter |access-date= June 20, 2024 |language= English}}</ref>

October 2015 saw Russia, after years of supporting the Syrian government indirectly, directly intervene in the conflict, turning the tide in favor of the Assad regime. Russia's relations with Turkey, already strained over its support for the Assad regime, deteriorated further during this period, especially after the Turkish Air Force [[2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown|shot down]] a Russian jet fighter on 24 November 2015. In 2015, Russia also formed the [[Eurasian Economic Union]] with [[Armenia]], Kazakhstan, and [[Belarus]].
[[File:Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states Summit gets underway in Samarkand 02.jpg|thumb|250px|Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]], Chinese President [[Xi Jinping]], Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] and other leaders at the [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation|Shanghai Cooperation Organization]] summit in Uzbekistan on 16 September 2022]]
The Russian government disapproves the [[Enlargement of NATO|expansion of NATO into Eastern Europe]], claiming that Western leaders promised that NATO would not expand beyond its 1990s borders.<ref>Tracey German, "NATO and the enlargement debate: enhancing Euro-Atlantic security or inciting confrontation?". ''International Affairs'' 93.2 (2017): 291–308.</ref>