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This report examines Russia's development policy goals and the country's status as an international donor. To do this, the authors outline the evolution of Russian development policies and assess their cooperative and competitive potential in the Western-dominated field of international aid. They conclude that Russia’s development policy finds itself at a crossroads. Going forward, the country can either continue to focus on recipient-oriented multilateralism and limit its financial exposure, and thus preserve its fairly low profile, or it could embark on a path of much greater visibility, preference for bilateralism and a clear focus on national interests.