Russia's Pivot to Asia

Egypt

Russia Exports Record Amounts Of Barley To Egypt

Africa, Agriculture, BRICS, Exports

Russia exported over 32,000 tonnes of barley to Egypt valued at nearly US$8 million in 10M 2025, the Russian Agriculture Ministry’s Agroexport center has said. The bulk of the supplies were exported in October as the domestic consumption requirement increases during the cooler months. Agroexport said that “This is an all-time high for exports of […]

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Brazil

Russian Dried Fish & Vodka Exports To Brazil Increase

Agriculture, BRICS, Exports, Latin America

Russia exported more than 24 tonnes of dried fish to Brazil totaling nearly US$400,000 in 10M 2025, according to the Russian Agriculture Ministry’s Agroexport Center. Most of the shipments were cod. Russia did not previously supply dried fish to the Brazilian market, the center said, noting that “Brazilians now have an excellent snack to go

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Putin

Putin-Orbán’s Kremlin meeting: In Relations With Russia, Hungary Prioritizes Trade Pragmatism Over Geopolitics

Energy, Exports, Security

In an era when Europe’s political discourse has hardened into binaries and geopolitical pressure often replaces strategic thinking, Hungary has emerged once again as the continent’s most pragmatic voice. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on November 28 was not merely a diplomatic gesture. It was a pragmatic strategic signal

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India

Russia and India To Discuss LinkIng National Payment Systems, Putin To Visit Delhi December 4/5

Economy, Exports, Finance, Imports, India, Infrastructure, Russia, Trade

With Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to India now scheduled for December 4th and 5th, the prospect of Russia and India linking their national payment systems to bypass the SWIFT network will be high on the agenda, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko. The subject follows discussions already held on the matter between

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Russia and Pakistan: Eying Energy, Agricultural, Industrial & Pharmaceutical Trade and Development

Agriculture, Asia, Energy, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Trade

Sergei Tsivilev, the co-chair of the Russian-Pakistani Intergovernmental Commission, has been talking up the potential for Russia-Pakistani trade and investment relations in several industrial sectors, saying that Russian oil and gas companies remain highly interested in developing business in Pakistan. Tsivilev stated that “We continue to collaborate in hydrocarbon exploration and development. We are working

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Russian Central Bank To Open Representative Office In India

Finance, India, Russia, Trade

The Central Bank of Russia is to open a representative office in India, the regulator’s press service has stated, saying “The Central Bank of Russia is looking into opening a representative office in Mumbai, India. This would contribute to solidifying interaction between the two countries’ regulators, as well as developing cooperation in the financial sector

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Iran

Russia’s Agricultural Trade with Iran Up 20% In 9M 2025

Agriculture, Eurasian Economic Union, Middle East, Russia, Trade

Agricultural trade between Russia and Iran grew 20% in the first nine months of this year, according to Russia’s Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut and Iran’s Minister of Agriculture Jihad Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh. Russia also resumed exports of mineral fertilizers to Iran. Lut and Ghezeljeh also discussed prospects for cooperation in veterinary and phytosanitary surveillance. They

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Afghanistan Main

Russia Looking To Develop Agricultural Trade With Afghanistan

Agriculture, Central Asia, Exports, Imports, Trade

Russia’s Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut has been discussing cooperation in the agricultural sector with Mawlavi Ataullah Omari. Afghanistan’s acting Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock.  Lut stated that “In recent years, agricultural trade between Russia and Afghanistan has been growing. Russian exports form the basis of this mutual trade—flour, sunflower oil, and sugar are supplied

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Pakistan

Russia, Pakistan, Working On Financial Model To Upgrade Pakistani Steel Mills

Asia, Investment, Trade

Russia and Pakistan are working on a financing model for Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) upgrade in Karachi, according to Sergei Tsivilev, the co-chair of the Russian-Pakistani intergovernmental commission. Tsivilev is also Russia’s energy minister. Pakistan is short of foreign currency assets.  PSM and Russian officials signed an MoU on cooperation for the plant’s modernization in

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Putin Japarov

The Putin-Japarov summit—Russia-Kyrgyzstan ties and Eurasian growth

Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Investment, Russia, Trade

The state visit of President Vladimir Putin to the Kyrgyz Republic on 25–27 November and President Putin’s formal bilateral meeting with President Sadyr Japarov on November 26 mark a defining moment in the evolution of Russian–Kyrgyz comprehensive economic cooperation. While topics related to geopolitics and security formed part of the dialogue, the clear central axis

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