Russian profile

Allies: who Russia is close with and still trades with or would offer aid
to
Belarus: a few days into the war, Belarus scrapped its neutral status,
giving it legal cover to host Russian troops and weapons.
Friendship is based on the geographic location, close historic and
cultural links between both countries and peoples, economic ties and
cooperation between the Belarusian and Russian businesses.

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Syria: strong political bond, Putin launched a full-scale military

intervention in Syria to prevent the fall of their ally Bashar al-Assad
and stop Syria from joining the western sphere of influence
North Korea: since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the growing
global isolation of Moscow is pushing the Kremlin closer to the Kim
regime.
Eritrea: In July 2000 and February 2003, humanitarian aid was
delivered to Eritrea by aircraft of the Russian emergency ministry.
India: India considers Russia a time-tested ally from the Cold War era
with key cooperation in defence, oil, nuclear energy and space
exploration.

Non-allies: aren’t allies but could maintain relations

USA: both are interested in nuclear safety and security,
nonproliferation, counterterrorism and space exploration

Unfriendly countries list:

Great Britain: On 24 March 2022, the Kremlin declared prime
minister Boris Johnson as the most active anti-Russian leader.
Denmark: in 2022, Denmark was one of the nations that imposed
sanctions on Russia, whereas Russia designated Denmark as an
“unfriendly nation”
Poland: Relations between these two governments have become
extremely unfriendly
Ukraine: there are currently no diplomatic or bilateral relations
between these two counties. These two states have been at war
since Russia invaded the Crimean Peninsula in February 2014 and
Russian-controlled armed groups seized Donbas government
buildings in may 2014

Demographics:
143.5 million, 9th largest in the world by population but largest by land mass
Gender imbalance: 0.859 males to every 1 female
Age: median age 38 years
Religion: Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other
Christian 2%; many more are non-practicing, a legacy of the
Soviet regime.
Ethnicities: 77.7% Russians, 3.7% Tatars, 1.4% Ukrainians.
Language: Russian, although a host of other languages are spoken in pockets and
ethnic
communities.

Economy:
Russia suffered from serious economic disjunction when the Soviet Union collapsed
in the 1990’s and the country reverted to capitalism. Since 2000, higher domestic
consumption of consumer goods and a stabilised political scene have kick-started
Russia’s economy.
• However, a combination of falling oil prices, international sanctions and pervasive
corruption created a deep recession in late 2015, with which Russia is still dealing.
• Russia has a poverty rate of 11.2%. Though high and still a notable issue, this is
dramatically smaller than the poverty rate of 40% in 1998 at the peak of the Soviet
Union collapse.

Major industries
• Unusually large resources and manufacturing sectors (31%, though 60% is still
services):
Aircraft (which can include combinations with the military) 29%, Defence 20% and
Automotive 7%.
Exports
• Major export partners: Netherlands 14%, China 7.5%, Italy 7.4%, Germany 7.3%
and Turkey 5%. Primary trading bloc is the European Union, though as will become
clear, this is in severe jeopardy.
• Energy and mineral industries that use coal, natural gas, metals and timbers are very
significant, accounting for 80% of Russia’s exports abroad.
Imports
• Major import partners: China 17.6%
Speeches
I am nikkita Dennis and this is Joshua moss, we will be representing Russia and
its opinions regarding this resolution. Overall, we do not agree with this resolution
but are willing to discuss potential changes within the aforementioned clauses.

Rebuttals towards other big 5 members:

Well, if we allowed countries to form as they please, what’s stopping this from
happening in the United States or Great Britain? Would you be more hesitant to
pass this amendment if it was one of your territories? No, you’d create a resolution
so that you wouldn’t be impacted. This precedent only has value due to the fact
that none of these ex-colonial powers will be affected.

This won’t be the first meeting of this resolution and the last regarding the
formation of countries. We could have places such as Florida becoming an entire
country if this clause isn’t removed. Not everyone is going to be happy all the time
which brings my point back to the ex-colonial powers.

If it wasn’t for the ex-colonial powers then this issue wouldn’t have risen so my
associate and I propose a new amendment clause, number 7. Demands monetary
resources from the ex-colonial powers to provide aid to Ghana
This is what’s best for Ghana’s future and is appropriate for the damage that has
been done to both Ghana and the people of Togo’s culture.

Speeches:
We want to strike clause 3 from the resolution. If we carelessly allow countries
to form then hundreds of territories across the world will campaign for their
own country. This could create another cataclysmic event such as a 3 rd world
war over territory and country ownership. This would be devastating for all
countries, especially the underdeveloped nations world wide. Instead of splitting
up borders and causing unnecessary conflict by creating a division in countries,
the ex-colonial powers need to be responsible for their actions.
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