Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast Dmitry Polyanskiy: European Leaders Can Choose War or Diplomacy
Dec 12, 2025
Dmitry Polyanskiy, the First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN, discusses critical European security issues and the choice between diplomacy and war. He critiques Western actions that he believes limited diplomatic avenues, particularly regarding Ukraine. He also addresses European leaders' scapegoating of Russia for domestic distractions, and the need for a more inclusive OSCE role over NATO. With a warning of potential conflict if aggressive postures persist, Polyanskiy calls for renewed diplomatic efforts and constructive dialogue.
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Bilateral Dialogue Over Documents
- Russia values bilateral, pragmatic talks over unilateral doctrine shifts by the U.S..
- Dmitry Polyanskiy says adult, direct dialogue is encouraging and necessary to solve security issues.
Diplomacy First, Then Military
- Polyanskiy argues Russia exhausted diplomatic options before military action and saw no serious Western response.
- He frames the 2014 events as a Western-inspired coup that produced the current crisis.
Tentative US Rethink On Security
- The U.S. shows modest signs of rethinking Euro-Atlantic security and reviving institutions like the OSCE.
- Polyanskiy cautions progress is tentative and some European states resist changing Cold War mentalities.