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Sri Lanka

Russia, Sri Lanka Discuss Energy and Investment Projects

Asia, BRICS, Energy, Investment, Trade

Russia’s Deputy Energy Minister Roman Marshavin has held videoconference discussions with Sri Lanka’s Minister of Power and Energy, Kumara Jayakody, as well as representatives of Sri Lanka’s energy companies. Sri Lanka has been hit by an economic crisis and lacks sufficient energy production. The two sides discussed prospects for joint investment projects in the fuel […]

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Japan

Japan To Keep Its Stake In Russia’s Sakhalin Island LNG Project

Asia, Energy, Exports

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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northKorea

Russia Developing Agricultural Export Trade With North Korea

Agriculture, Asia, Exports, Trade

Russia expanded its assortment of agricultural exports to North Korea in 2024, with the country relaxing some of its covid-era restrictions. Russia resumed exporting sunflower oil, pork, frozen fish and soybeans to North Korea, with wheat, sugar and sunflower oil immediately becoming the top three agricultural exports to the country. The Russian Agroexport Center has

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Anhui

Russia’s FESCO Launches New Anhui-Mongolia-Moscow Rail Container Service

Asia, China, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia’s FESCO Transport Group has launched a new railway container service from China to Moscow in transit through Mongolia. This new route runs from the city of Wuhu, in China’s Anhui Province, (close to Shanghai), which is known for its engineering, automotive, electronics and chemical factories. The train then travels through northern China, and passes

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Singapore Russia

Russia, Singapore Discuss Trade Normalisation

Asia, Eurasian Economic Union, Trade

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko, and Singaporean Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Albert Chua met on Friday (April 4) to discuss bilateral relations and the potential for reestablishing cooperation between the two countries. Singapore is the only ASEAN country that has followed Western sanctions placed upon Russia. Rudenko and Chua discussed their opinions on the

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Kazakhstan_Russia

Russia, Kazakhstan Discuss Trade Digitization & Collaboration

Asia, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko have discussed digital transformation and artificial intelligence at a meeting in Astana, the Kazakh government has stated, saying “The two sides noted the growing significance of artificial intelligence and underlined that the digitalization partnership is an integral part of bilateral relations. Combined efforts

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Sanctions

New US Sanctions On Russian Oil Exports – The China & India Implications 

Asia, China, Energy, Exports, India, Security, Trade

The United States has today (April 2) released new, immediate sanctions on Russia and in particular its energy sector. These appear based on a list of 50 measures introduced as a bill by several US Senators on Monday. Interestingly, these contain substantial penalties for third countries either buying from or handling Russian oil. Touted by

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Indra

India, Russia, Conduct Navy Military Exercises In The Bay Of Bengal

Asia, India, Security

India and Russia have launched annual joint naval exercises in the Bay of Bengal, designed to strengthen their defence cooperation. The Indra Navy 2025 exercises involve a wide range of activities, including communication training, maneuvering in formation, and artillery firing against sea and air targets. The Russian ships participating are the corvettes ‘Rezkiy’ and ‘Hero

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Murmansk

Murmansk’s New Lavna Port Ready For Operations: To Service Belarus and Baltic Sea Ports To Far East Asia

Agriculture, Asia, China, Exports, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia’s Lavna Port on the Western shore of the Kola Bay in Murmansk is now ready for operations, with the commissioning work on the construction of the first stage now completed, and the terminal is ready for launch, according to Andrey Chibis, the Chairman of the State Council Commission on the Northern Sea Route and

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