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Russia, Venezuela Sign Off 42 Bilateral Cooperation Agreements: Analysis

Energy, Infrastructure, Investment, Latin America, Russia, Trade

Russia and Venezuela have signed 42 bilateral agreements following the 19th session of the Russia-Venezuela High Level Intergovernmental Commission, (HLIC) co-chaired by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko and Venezuelan Executive Vice President Delcy Rodriguez. These agreements include numerous areas of cooperation, including mining, transport, nuclear energy and joint medical research. Chernyshenko said “The Russian […]

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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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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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The 7th Russia–China Energy Business Forum: Oil, Gas & Coal Supply Analysis

China, Energy, Exports, Investment, Russia, Trade

The 7th Russia–China Energy Business Forum (RCEBF) was held on November 25 in Beijing with more than 450 participants from both nations’ political, industrial, scientific, and academic circles, marking a decisive milestone in the evolution of one of the world’s most important bilateral energy partnerships. Since its launch in 2018 at the initiative of President

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Venezuela Extends Russian Oil Joint Venture Agreements By 15 Years

Energy, Exports, Latin America, Trade

The Venezuelan parliament has approved a 15-year extension of joint ventures between Venezuelan state-owned company PDVSA and Russian oil firm Roszarubezhneft, according to a statement on the Venezuelan National Assembly’s website. The extension, announced on Thursday (November 20), allows the joint ventures operating oilfields in western Venezuela to continue until 2041, with lawmakers estimating roughly

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Russia To Provide Egypt with Long-Term Nuclear Power Support

Africa, BRICS, Energy, Exports, Investment, Trade

Russia will continue supporting its Egyptian partners throughout the life cycle of its nuclear project, including long-term supplies of reactor fuel and maintenance of the nuclear power plant, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the ceremonial installation of the reactor vessel for the El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant, in which he took part via video

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US Treasury Dilutes Sanctions On Rosneft and Lukoil’s Caspian & Central Asian Projects

Caucasus, Central Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Russia, Trade

The United States Treasury ‘Office of Foreign Assets Control’ (OFAC) has issued a license permitting transactions involving Russia’s Lukoil and Rosneft related to the operation of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) and the Tengiz and Karachaganak fields in Kazakhstan. The license foes not require any “transactions for the sale, disposition, or transfer of any interest”

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Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Trilateral Gas Flows Expected To Increase

Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Exports, Russia, Trade

The trilateral gas project involving Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan has proven successful, and gas transit volumes are expected to grow, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said during a briefing in Tashkent, where he arrived on a state visit. Tokayev stated that “The Russia-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan gas project is showing strong results. Through joint efforts, we intend to increase

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Russia, Kazakhstan: November 2025 Presidential Meetings, Strategic Partnership Agreement, NPP Financing

Central Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has met with Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the President of Kazakhstan, in Moscow. This follows an Intergovernmental Commission meeting held in Astana a few days earlier, which we discussed here. Russia and Kazakhstan are both neighbours, ex-Soviet Union partners, and members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Eurasian Economic Union and

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Russia-Uzbekistan Trade & Investment Relations: November 2025 Update

Agriculture, Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Trade

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has held discussions with Uzbekistan’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The leaders talked by phone and “discussed further development of the Russian-Uzbekistani relations as a strategic partnership and alliance across a wide band of areas. Special attention was given to implementing big joint projects, including in the energy sector,” according to a

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