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The Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Alexander Novak is visiting the Republic of the Congo, which is among the top ten in African oil reserves. We discuss bilateral trade and Russian investment into this key West African nation, which can also help power the Sahel region.
Despite reports to the contrary, the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has addressed the Armenian Parliament this week and stated that relations with Russia were at their highest-ever level. While political differences remain, the two countries are closely intertwined in trade with Russia responsible for 37% of Armenian exports.
In this article we look at other global commodities that are produced in the Middle East and at how this conflict benefits the United States, as well as areas where Russia also stands to gain. We look at where shortages are likely to arise with the cost of resulting higher prices, and what this means for Europe in particular.
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has visited Beijing and met with China’s President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. We deep dive the meetings, what was discussed and examine the near 15% Russia-China bilateral trade growth achieved in Q1 2026.
The Russian and Indonesian Presidents and their respective economic development teams have met in Moscow. We deep dive the meetings that were held, with an onus on energy, bilateral trade growth and mutual investments. Indonesia has a population double that of Russia and an economy growing five times faster.
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Logistical problems in the Middle East, combined with increased costs for shipping oil and gas from others sources in North America, Latin America and Africa mean that East Asian governments are once again looking at Russia and the Northern Sea Route for deliveries. We examine the pros and cons.
Western media has missed an important legal and precedence issue concerning the Strait of Hormuz, which is seeing international maritime law being replaced with force. The implications of this break down could affect all global shipping, including around the Horn of Africa, Red Sea, Baltic Sea and English Channel. We look at the extremely serious implications of what is happening, including maritime legal expertise.
Rosatom, currently developing Turkiye’s Akkuyu NPP, has stated that they expect dividends from electricity generation by the plant to commence from 2035 and for the project development costs to have been fully recovered by 2039. Rosatom is the 100% owner of the NPP, which is Turkiye’s first, generating about 10% of the countries electricity needs.
Middle East uncertainties continue to reorganise supply chains throughout Eurasia. This is leading to a resumption of plans to recommence work on a second planned Russian gas pipeline transiting Kazakhstan to feed consumer markets in China. The plans would also help energise Kazakhstan’s northern regions.
Russia’s TVEL, a subsidiary of Rosatom, has begun delivering nuclear fuel to China’s Xudabao Nuclear Power Plant in Liaoning Province, while also starting work at China’s Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant in China’s Jiangsu Province. Similar operations are expected to take place this year in Bangladesh and Turkiye.
Sri Lanka has begun purchasing oil from Russia after supplies from its normal Middle East suppliers were disrupted a month ago. The price of fuel has rocketed and shortages have been affecting many aspects of local life and services. The first shipments are due to arrive at the end of this month.
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