Russia’s relationships with Europe vary from warm, with trade partners such as Hungary, Serbia, and Slovakia, to the frigid (most of the European Union and the UK). In between are lesser discussed regions in the Balkans with closer historical ties to Moscow than to Brussels. We examine some of these borderline areas and provide analysis and updates where appropriate along the Russia-European axis.
Russia has increased its exports of Pollock and other fish to the European Union to over a 50% share of the EU’s total imports. Several EU fish processing plants vetoed Brussels attempts to stop the trade, which forms a substantial part of Europe’s white fish consumption.
Both Russia’s inbound and outbound tourism sectors are booming despite Western sanctions designed to prevent it. Instead, the market has completely recalibrated. We deep dive what is happening in this important development sector and the economic impact and investments this is producing both in Russia and in overseas markets.
Chicken Wars: Russia has been developing a ‘super chicken’ aimed at competing with dominant Western varietals. With food security and Western sanctions and trade tariffs now a concern for China as well as smaller economies, Russia’s varietal is less expensive, apparently better quality and looks set to compete on a global basis.
Armenia is set on an apparent course to choose between the Eurasian Economic Union, the European Union, and a potential third alternative to go it alone. We examine the physical, rather than the political arguments that showcase the reality behind each of these alternatives.
Russia has increased its electricity exports to Kazakhstan this year, partially as a result of Ukrainian drone attacks on the Caspian Sea Pipeline which feeds Kazakhstan Russian oil. Astana had been attempting to reduce Russian electricity imports but Kiev’s actions have delayed this energy mix shift.
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Russia’s A7 stablecoin has become the world’s largest non-US Dollar linked crypto asset with a US$140 billion turnover, larger than the European’s Union EURC equivalent.
The assets of the British company Linde, has been transferred to a major consumer of their products – Russia’s Kuibyshevazot. The transfer came as part of debt collection related to a defaulted contract for constructing a gas processing complex in Ust-Luga. According to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, on August 10, 100% […]
Russia has been developing a massive international railway strategy that includes multiple industrial development sectors and infrastructure across Central Asia, the Middle East, India, China, and deep into Southeast Asia on a scale little recognised. We deep dive the expansion of Russia’s railway development, how it is managing this, and the potential new routes that could become available.
The European Union imported a new record high of LNG volumes from Russia in July. We examine the reasons why and what this is likely to mean for the EU’s sanctions policy as it is squeezed by supply chain problems in the Persian Gulf.
The OPEC Plus Alliance, which includes Russia, is to increase oil production from next month and is negotiating output for 2027. Disruptions caused by conflicts, sanctions and tariff threats have destabilised the market amid increasing energy demand. We also discuss what this means for Europe.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian Foreign Minister. We discuss the current geopolitical situation as well as the shifting logistics and energy supply chains, bilateral trade between Iran, Russia and the EAEU and underlying reasons for the Iran-United States conflict.
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