Abstract
That's why Russia had to define a new foreign policy, since its national identity, its national interests and its domestic politics on which foreign policy is based had been modified. The main visible change is a normalisation of relations with the other countries which comes from the idea that Russia is just a normal great power which does not, and as we will see, cannot, rely on threats as it used to do. But this change is not as simple as it looks: abandoning an Empire and a huge influence in the world cannot be accepted by the country in a few months, and efforts have to be made to establish a multidirectional and non-aggressive foreign policy. Some questions were raised: does Russia has to give up any kind of intervention in its former sphere of influence? Must it turn towards the West or the East? How can it deal with the internal processes that influence the foreign policy?
