Russia’s exports in 2025 were characterized by shifts in energy trade, increased reliance on Asian buyers and stable, high-demand grain exports, with overall trade figures showing resilience, especially in non-oil/gas sectors, while adapting to new market dynamics. Key trends include exports of crude oil, fertilizers, and grain exports exceeding forecasts. Source products from Russia with confidence. Get insights into Russia’s key export industries, trade finance, and logistics. Essential for importers and businesses building a Russian supply chain.
Rosatom have agreed a roadmap with the Rwanda Atomic Energy Board for plans to build a Small Modular Reactor in Rwanda. The country wishes to diversify its energy mix as demand increases.
The Uzbeki Deputy Prime Minster has been discussing investment opportunities for Russia’s largest dairy producer in Uzbekistan. The country is a high dairy per capita consumer but still needs to import milk.
Russia’s Roscosmos with working with the Indian Space Research Organization on multiple space projects, including the BRICS Space Council as well as assistance with India’s planned Bharatiya Antariksh Space Station, planned for deployment in 2028.
Russia’s Kalashnikov have agreed a deal to supply the Indian armed forces with anti-drone equipment and specialist drone small arms equipment, mainly for use in cold high-altitude regions in the Indian Himalayas.
Is multiculturalism dead – or just moving away from the West to the Global South? The joint Russia-India film ‘Persimmon of my Love’ has been playing to rave reviews on a national release in Russia, while co-BRICS film productions are also underway between Russia and Brazil, China, Egypt, Iran and Indonesia amongst others.
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India’s oil imports from Russia increased by an additional 750,000 barrels of Russian crude during June, an amount equivalent to a weeks consumption by a market the size of Singapore.
Russia and Vietnam are considering the construction of new Gepard-class Frigates for the Vietnamese Navy, with the vessels likely to be built in Vietnamese shipyards under Russian enegineering supervision.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has met with Malagasy Foreign Minister Alice N’Diaye in Moscow to discuss trade development. We detail the current bilateral relations and plans to increase bilateral trade – currently running at about US$500 million per annum.
Russia-China bilateral trade has grown 23% year on year in the period January-May 2026, as the trade mix diversifies. This data suggests total bilateral trade for the year will reach just over US$280 billion.
Russia has exported frozen crab to Mexico for the first time. Consumption of seafood in Mexico is increasing, while Russia is the world’s largest exporter of crab with the Kamchatka Crab a sought-after gourmet speciality.
The Russian and Turkish Foreign MInisters have been holding extensive talks in Moscow. We deep dive what was discussed, and the evolution of bilateral relations into a strategic alliance between the Caucasus and the Middle East with significant implications for Eurasia. This is essential reading for anyone involved in the Black Sea and regional trade and investment.
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