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Featured April 6, 2026

Russia’s Expanding Energy, Trade and Strategic Engagement in South Asia: Analysis

Russia has stepped up diplomatic and energy supply chain developments this past month with visits to India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, while Pakistan and Afghanistan, both bordering Iran, are also developing as key links in new emerging South Asian oil and gas infrastructure and architecture. We examine what is happening in a region that Russia is almost right in the centre of as regards energy security and future supplies.

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Featured April 5, 2026

Russia In ASEAN: “Russia In Global Affairs” April 2026

Two senior Russian officials have released a joint analysis concerning Russia’s views of ASEAN, its relations with BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Eurasian Economic Union and its role in defining the emerging new world order. It is essential geopolitical strategic reading for anyone interested in Southeast Asia and its relations with Russia, and the developing multipolar world.

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April 2, 2026

Russia’s Transmashholding Eyes Vietnamese Rail Market

Russia’s Transmashholdings, the countries largest manufacturer of railway locomotives and carriages, is eying the Vietnamese market as several Vietnamese city projects are being put into practice including new underground Metro and regular overland rail services.

April 1, 2026

Russia One Of Just Five Countries Allowed To Pass The Strait Of Hormuz: Global Impact

Iran has stated it will only allow ships from Russia, China, India, Pakistan and Iraq through the Strait of Hormuz. We look at the wider implications as the conflict spreads beyond military force and is now being impacted by anti-conflict Western financiers with specific implications for Europe, Asia and the United States. Western politicians are no longer being supported by their own backers.

March 31, 2026

Russia Not To Supply Any Oil To Countries Imposing Price Caps

The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko has stated that Russia will not export oil to any countries imposing a price cap. This affects all the G7 nations including the European Union, who have imposed price caps at US$45 a barrel for Russian fuel oil. However, volatility created by the conflict in Iran has seen prices fluctuate between US$75 to above US$100 a barrel while Russia has shifted its energy export priorities to markets in Asia. JP Morgan analysts suggest the price could reach US$150 a barrel if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened soon.

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March 28, 2026

Russia Discusses Energy Cooperation With Sri Lanka

Russia is discussing energy supplies with Sri Lanka, as the country looks to diversify away from an over-reliance on Middle Eastern import supply chains, to alternative suppliers and developing its renewables sector. Sri Lanka has introduced restrictions on energy use in recent weeks due to problems with imports due from Iran.

March 28, 2026

Russia’s Novatek To Supply LNG To Vietnam

Russia’s Novatek is to supply LNG to Vietnam with initial deliveries of 1 million tonnes. The two sides are also looking at collaborating in numerous other energy fields as Asian supply chains add alternatives to relying wholly on Middle East resources.

March 27, 2026

Russia’s FESCO Ships Vietnamese Autos To Kazakhstan

Russia’s FESCO Transport Group is emerging as an significant Asian regional multimodal carrier as it begins servicing intra-Asian and not just Russian trade. As an example, the group recently shipped Vietnamese vehicles to Kazakhstan.

March 27, 2026

Russia and Vietnam Agree on New Oil & Gas Projects

Russia and Vietnam have agreed several new oil and gas development deals including Joint Ventures in each others countries. Russian investors are also eying Vietnamese oil fields and refining facilities in the South China Sea.

March 26, 2026

Russian Energy Minister: Russia Can Make Up Middle East Oil Shortfalls To Countries In Need

Russia’s Energy Minister, Sergei Tsivilev has stated that Russia has enough oil and gas supplies to meet its own needs, fulfill outstanding contracts, and supply all countries who ask for deliveries. He said ‘a profound transformation is happening, even in mindsets’ as regards global energy supplies and Western sanctions policies.

March 24, 2026

Russia, Vietnam Sign Nuclear Power Plant Agreement

Russia and Vietnam have signed Nuclear Energy Agreements that pave the way for the development of a NPP in Vietnam. The agreement provides for the construction of a 2,400 MW NPP, and regulates the terms and key areas of cooperation between the parties in implementing the project. It sets up the necessary legal framework for the plant’s construction and will determine the course of Russian-Vietnamese nuclear cooperation for decades to come.