LAUSR

Russia strives to act as constructively as possible in the international arena--this is one of the most significant statements that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made at an annual press conference on the results of Russian diplomacy. And it is fundamentally important today, when major changes in the global situation, triggered this time by the coronavirus pandemic, have made it an urgent task for international actors to develop the most rational approaches to the new challenges and to ensure national interests in the new situation. A detailed assessment of the current international situation, new challenges, and a possible constructive global agenda was given in a number of speeches by Russian President Vladimir Putin--in particular, at a session of the Davos Agenda 2021 online forum organized by the World Economic Forum [4]. It encourages further serious reflection on the task currently before diplomats of uniting the efforts of the international community to solve problems that are crucial for humankind in the current conditions.