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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, 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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January 31, 2026

Putin Meets Head Of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council In Moscow

The Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, at the Kremlin on Friday (January 30) in an unannounced high-level meeting.   Larijani, a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, was appointed to his post last August.  He previously visited Moscow in the summer following US airstrikes […]

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January 31, 2026

Russia, China To Form Joint Ventures In Pedigree Poultry Farming

Scientific organizations and business representatives from Russia and China have agreed to implement joint projects in scientific and technological support for the agricultural sector, in particular in pedigree poultry farming, the Russian Agriculture Ministry has stated. Agreements were signed during a visit in China by a Russian delegation led by the Agriculture Ministry’s advisor, Olga […]

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January 31, 2026

Brazil Prepares To Export Fish To Russia

Fish processing enterprises in Brazil are preparing to export their products to Russia, with specialists from the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) planning to inspect five Brazilian fish processing enterprises in February for compliance with Russian requirements, Rosselkhoznadzor has said. There are no Brazilian enterprises in the Russian register of certified fish […]

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