Anya Konstantinovsky

CFR Staff

Anya Konstantinovsky

Research Associate, Russia Studies

Anya Konstantinovsky is a research associate for Russia studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). She holds a master’s degree in Russian, Eurasian, and East European studies from Columbia University.

China Strategy Initiative

April 2025 Russia-China-Ukraine

This April, China increased its imports of Russian liquified natural gas. The two countries are collaborating on a project to fuel the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) using a nuclear power plant. Tensions between China and Ukraine have risen as Zelenskyy claims Chinese nationals are fighting at the front.

by Anya Konstantinovsky and Kurtis Yan May 2, 2025 China Strategy Initiative
China Strategy Initiative

Russia-China-Ukraine: March 2025

China, Russia, and Iran met to call for an end to U.S. Sanctions on Iran and conducted joint naval drills in the Gulf of Oman. China continues to present itself as a potential peace-broker in the Russia-Ukraine war but has openly refrained from joining the Coalition of the Willing. It has slightly pulled back from its purchases of Russian oil and developed rail lines that bypass Russia.

by Anya Konstantinovsky and Kurtis Yan April 3, 2025 China Strategy Initiative
China Strategy Initiative

China-Russia Relations: February 2025

This month, China and Russia reaffirmed their partnership, while China navigated the shifting political landscape around the war in Ukraine.

by Anya Konstantinovsky and Molly Carlough March 5, 2025 China Strategy Initiative
China Strategy Initiative

China-Russia Relations: January 2025

Russia and China are strengthening their cooperation on AI technology. Although China-Russia imports and exports have reached record levels, growth has slowed significantly compared to 2023. Additionally, China is increasingly sourcing coal from other countries and exploring alternative oil suppliers due to new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil producers and tankers. Meanwhile, Trump is attempting to involve China in mediating the Russia-Ukraine war.

by Anya Konstantinovsky January 28, 2025 China Strategy Initiative
China Strategy Initiative

China, Russia, and Ukraine: December 2024

China and Russia are deepening energy ties, with natural gas exports exceeding contractual agreements. At the same time, in face of economic pressures, Russia is selling stakes in uranium deposits to Chinese companies, bolstering Beijing’s regional influence. Western nations have imposed more sanctions on Chinese companies aiding Russia’s military and are increasingly concerned by Chinese and Russian activity in the Arctic.

by Anya Konstantinovsky January 2, 2025 China Strategy Initiative
China Strategy Initiative

China-Russia Relations: November 2024

As North Korean troops mobilized to fight in Ukraine this month, the United States and its NATO allies urged China to intervene and prevent further escalation. However, China remained passive and continued to present itself as an arbiter of peace on the global stage as its close diplomatic and military cooperation with Russia advanced unimpeded.

by Anya Konstantinovsky and Molly Carlough November 22, 2024 China Strategy Initiative
Ukraine

China, Russia, and Ukraine: October 2024

Russia and China are strengthening their alliance with a notable focus on Ukraine, with China supporting Russia while promoting itself as a peace broker. Through economic collaboration, joint military initiatives, and coordinated policies, the partnership underscores both nations' opposition to U.S. influence and mutual commitment to addressing shared strategic goals.

by Anya Konstantinovsky November 4, 2024 China Strategy Initiative
China

China-Russia Relations: September 2024

China and Russia have strengthened ties, despite tensions in the financial sector. The United States is closely monitoring their activity and increasing Chinese support for Russia's war effort in Ukraine. We can anticipate continuing advances in cooperation in the coming months.

by Anya Konstantinovsky and Molly Carlough September 27, 2024 China Strategy Initiative
Russia

Russians’ apathy keeps Putin’s war going, but it could also end his regime

with Anya Konstantinovsky via The Hill August 29, 2023

United States

The U.S. Trade Deficit: How Much Does It Matter?

President Trump has made reducing U.S. trade deficits a priority, but economists disagree over how much they matter and what to do about them.

by CFR.org Editors April 23, 2025 Renewing America

Trade

The Contentious U.S.-China Trade Relationship

President Donald Trump’s trade war with China that began in his first administration has snowballed into greater tensions between the world’s biggest economies, but experts say completely decoupling from one another is likely impossible.

by CFR.org Editors April 14, 2025

Trade

What Are Tariffs?

President Donald Trump has begun his second term imposing tariffs against some of the United States’ leading trading partners to correct what he says are decades of imbalances harmful to the U.S. economy. Here’s how these taxes work.

by Anshu Siripurapu and Noah Berman April 1, 2025

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