Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has held talks with Mohamed Siraj, the Sudanese ambassador to Moscow, to discuss the ongoing conflict in Sudan, the Russian Foreign Ministry has stated. Since April 2023, Sudan has been gripped by fierce fighting between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), with […]
Ecuador is discussing the construction of the country’s first low-capacity nuclear power plant with Russia, while France and the United States are also in the running for its NPP construction contracts, according to Fabian Calero, the Ecuadorian Deputy Energy Minister. Calero said that Ecuador is currently working on a new law on nuclear energy and
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The Chinese government and Chinese businesses are interested in creating a new transport corridor that would extend from Yekaterinburg in the Russian Urals to Russia’s Arctic ports at Yamal. This would be a key part of a longer route that would connect China to the Arctic Ocean and the Northern Sea Route. The interest was
The Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund (RKDF) plans to allocate US$161 million to finance investment projects this year, the RKDF has stated. The fund’s financing amounted to US$149.3 million in 2024. The new figures mean it will increase 7.8% in 2025. During the year, US$141 million is expected to go towards direct project financing, and another US$20
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AirBridgeCargo, the largest cargo airline in Russia until 2022, has said it may resume operations in 2025, according to its latest financial statements. These state that “The company is monitoring changes in the geopolitical situation and expects that in 2025 there will be an opportunity to implement plans to resume operations.” AirBridgeCargo suspended flights after
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Japan will continue participating in Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects on Sakhalin Island due to their strategic importance for the country’s energy security, according to Tokyo’s 2025 edition of its Diplomatic Blue Book, which outlines Japan’s foreign affairs activities. Japan has supported the Western sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine conflict and has
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The number of African student applicants to study in Russian University agricultural programmes have grown fivefold from 2020-25, according to Russia’s Federal Agency for International Cooperation. Officially known as the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo) it operates as a federal executive body responsible for
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In another sign of shifting supply chains, Russia’s FESCO Transport Group has organised the first shipment of imported dates in a refrigerated container from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Russia. 23 tonnes of dried dates were loaded into a FESCO refrigerated container and delivered to the UAE’s Jebel Ali Port. The cargo was then loaded
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The US President Donald Trump has raised import tariffs on Chinese goods by an astonishing 104% from today, April 9th. The move comes after China rose its tariffs on US goods by an additional 34% two days ago in response to the original tariffs Trump had placed on Chinese imports by the same amount last
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Trilateral talks between representatives of Iran, Russia, and China on the Iranian nuclear program have been taking place in Moscow (April 8). The talks were arranged a day after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected as “meaningless” US President Donald Trump’s proposal for direct negotiations on reviving a nuclear deal. Tehran refuses to engage in
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