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Featured February 3, 2026

Russia To Provide Cuba With Financial & Energy Support

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, has spoken with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and stated that Russia would continue providing the required political and financial support to the country, according to a Russian Foreign Ministry statement. They said that “The Russian side reaffirmed its principled position that exerting economic and military pressure on Cuba […]

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Featured February 3, 2026

Russia’s Sibagro To Begin Pork Exports To North Korea

Russia’s Sibagro Group plans to begin exporting pork to the North Korean market in Q1 this year, the company has announced. Based in Belgorod, near Ukraine, Sibagro has passed Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) certification and obtained the right to export meat products and offal to North Korea. Sibagro plans to expand […]

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February 3, 2026

Russia Becomes Leading Exporter of Chicken Feet To China

China boosted imports of chicken feet from Russia 10% year-on-year to 109,000 tons and 5% year-on-year to a value of US$327 million in 2025, according to data from China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC). This means that Russia became the world leader among exporters of this product to China in terms of revenue, surpassing Brazil […]

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February 3, 2026

Russian Exports Of Grain To Armenia & Georgia Via Azerbaijan Increase 

Russia has exported 19,900 tonnes of grain to Armenia via Azerbaijan since November, according to Azerbaijan’s Report news agency. The news is significant, as it illustrates that Azeri-Armenian logistics and supply chains are now operating normally after the two countries fought a war in 2023 that created significant damage. The conflict wasn’t resolved until 2024, […]

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February 3, 2026

Russia Increased Poultry Meat Product Exports To Africa By 3.5 Times In 2025

Russia increased exports of poultry meat and by-products 3.5-fold to values of over US$51 million in 2025 and 2.4-fold in weight terms to over 35,000 tonnes, according to the Russian Agroexport Federal Center. The main buyer was Benin, which imported US$21 million of the produce. The Democratic Republic of Congo purchased almost US$11 million, Ghana […]

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February 3, 2026

Russia, Belarus 2025 Bilateral Trade Up 5.6%

Trade turnover between Belarus and Russia rose 5.6% in 2025, with trade in services showing even higher growth rates, the Belarusian Prime Minister Alexander Turchin stated on Monday (February 2). Turchin was in Moscow at a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Belarus Union State. He said that “Russia bolstered its status as […]

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February 2, 2026

Russia’s Iran Alternatives: Middle Eastern Strategic Investments, Trade, & Transport Corridors

As global trade and supply chain routes face tectonic shifts driven by sanctions, war games, war threats, geopolitical realignments, and the fracturing of traditional maritime routes, Russia has embarked on an ambitious recalibration of its external connectivity architecture. This strategy extends beyond the historic east-west axes to embrace the Middle East’s Gulf ports as critical […]

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February 2, 2026

Russia–Afghanistan Bilateral Relations: February 2026 Update

Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Russia, Gul Hassan, has made several statements concerning developments between Russia and Afghanistan and with the wide regional world. Speaking to media on Monday (February 2), he said that Afghanistan would resume participation with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), and Kabul considers it appropriate to resume active participation in its work. Afghanistan […]

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February 1, 2026

Russia’s Commercial Gold Reserves Grew By 615 Tonnes In 2025

Commercial gold reserves at deposits in Russia grew by 614 tonnes in 2025, the Natural Resources Ministry has stated. At current (February 2026) prices for gold, these additional reserves are worth about US$97 billion.  The top three deposits by reserves growth were the Fyodorovsko-Kedrovskoye deposit in Khakassia, with reserves of 21.7 tonnes of gold and […]

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February 1, 2026

Russian Metal Processor To Establish Market Presence In Vietnam

Russia’s Ezocm, a Yekaterinburg-based, non-ferrous metal processing company, is to enter the Vietnamese market, according to Denis Repin, its executive director. The Vietnamese market is of interest to the company due to the growing demand for products in the electronics, medical, and chemical industries, as well as a shortage of local production of high-purity metals, […]

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