kulawrKutafin Law ReviewKutafin Law Review2713-05252713-0533MSAL10.17803/2313-5395.2017.2.8.398-417kulawr-33Research ArticleREGIONAL INTEGRATIONLegal Experience and Future Perspectives for the EU-Russia Relations in Security MattersKalinichenkoP. A.paulkalinichenko@mail.ruKutafin Moscow State Law UniversityRussian Federation20172904202042398417Copyright © Kalinichenko P.A., 20202020Kalinichenko P.A.Kalinichenko P.A.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://kulawr.msal.ru/jour/article/view/33

The aim of this article is to evaluate the legal basis for the EU-Russia relations in security matters on the background of general deterioration of the partnership between Russia and the EU. This issue, first of all, pays attention to the role of the EU and Russia in global security matters; secondly, it points to the EU-Russia bilateral agreements in the security field; thirdly, this article is connected with legal aspects of the EU-Russia security relations in the context of soft law and wide political cooperation dimension.

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