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Featured March 3, 2026

India To Increase Imports Of Russian Oil

Indian oil refiners are discussing with their government and with Russia the possibility of increasing imports of Russian oil due to potential shortages created by the problems in Iran. Russian supplies are not affected by difficulties in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Featured March 1, 2026

US-Iran Conflict: The Impact On Russia  

As readers will be well aware from reports elsewhere, the United States, in conjunction with Israel, has attacked Iran. We will make some initial observations, but generally speaking will not be focusing on this conflict (as is also the case with Ukraine) for the following reasons: We can however make some initial observations as regards […]

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February 25, 2026

Russia Remains Türkiye’s Largest Energy Supplier As Further Development Talks Take Place In Istanbul

The Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar have been discussing additional prospects for cooperation in their bilateral oil and gas, as well as the development of nuclear energy, at meetings held in Istanbul. Novak stressed Türkiye’s important role as a transit country for oil and gas […]

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February 18, 2026

Russia Approves Intergovernmental Loans For Bangladesh Nuclear Power Plant 

The Russian State Duma has ratified amendments to four Russian-Bangladesh intergovernmental loan agreements related to the construction of a nuclear power plant in Bangladesh. Russian Deputy Finance Minister Vladimir Kolychev stated that “The amendments were agreed and signed to overcome difficulties with settlements in unfriendly currencies for government loans previously provided to Bangladesh. The protocols […]

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February 18, 2026

Iraq Approves Lukoil’s West Qurna 2 Oil Field Transfer To Basra Oil

Iraq’s cabinet has approved an “amicable settlement” with Russia’s Lukoil on transferring oil production operations at the huge West Qurna 2 field to the Basra Oil Company. The agreement concerns invoices and the employment of foreign personnel certified by an authoritative external auditor, the cabinet said in a statement. The transfer has occurred in line […]

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February 17, 2026

Russia-Afghanistan Trade Breakthrough As Dagestan & Kabul Sign Agreements: Analysis

The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) has held meetings with a Russian trade delegation from Dagestan to discuss strengthening bilateral trade and economic cooperation. This follows reports from several media outlets that on February 14, the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) announced the signing of five commercial agreements worth a total […]

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February 14, 2026

Russia’s New Entrepreneurs—Expanding Into The Middle East

Part One of a Seven-Part Series in which we document the rise of the new outbound Russian entrepreneurial investor. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region has emerged as one of the most strategically contested economic theaters of the 2020s. No longer defined solely by hydrocarbons, the Gulf today represents a global capital allocator, logistics nexus, […]

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February 13, 2026

Africa’s Trade Growth Influence On Russia To Be Larger Than Europe’s As Diplomats Are Redeployed

Moscow is redeploying hundreds of diplomats from Europe to Africa to reopen about ten embassies, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on Wednesday (February 11). Addressing the Russian State Duma, Lavrov said Moscow has cut its diplomatic presence in Europe by an estimated 120-150 staff and is relocating the employees to Africa. Lavrov said that […]

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February 13, 2026

Russia To Supply Cuba With Oil

Russia is preparing to send a shipment of oil and petroleum products to Cuba, Moscow’s embassy in Havana has announced. The island is facing its worst energy crisis in years after the US doubled down on its campaign to cut off its energy supplies. The fuel crisis intensified dramatically after US forces kidnapped Venezuelan President […]

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February 11, 2026

Putin, Ramaphosa Discuss Russia-South Africa Trade & Investment

Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a phone call with his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, the Kremlin press service has stated, saying that they “discussed issues related to the further development of mutually beneficial cooperation in the fields of trade, economy, and investment based on the Russian-South African comprehensive strategic partnership.” In addition, the […]

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