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Russia imported about US$240 billion worth of goods in 2025, ranging from selected agricultural products, cars, machinery, electronics, and high-tech goods. The Russian consumer market is also changing in light of new preferences and tastes created by its move into new markets in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America.

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Featured September 27, 2025

Russian President Putin Meets With The Armenian Prime Minister: Bilateral Update  

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has met with Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia at the Kremlin. Taking part in the meeting on the Russian side were Deputy Prime Minister, Russian Co-Chair of the bilateral Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation Alexei Overchuk, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office – Presidential Press […]

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Featured September 26, 2025

Russia, Egypt, Bilateral Relations: September 2025 Update 

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Badr Abdelatty, the Foreign Minister of Egypt, on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The discussion addressed key issues pertinent to the further strengthening of Russian-Egyptian relations. Particular attention was devoted to preparations for the inaugural Russia-Arab Summit […]

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September 26, 2025

Russia, Morocco, Bilateral Relations: September 2025 Update

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Nasser Bourita, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and African Cooperation of Morocco on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. During the conversation, they addressed several bilateral issues, including the scheduling of upcoming multilateral meetings. The two sides reaffirmed […]

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September 26, 2025

Russia, Iraq Bilateral Relations: September 2025 Update

Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Fuad Hussein, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Iraq on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. They discussed pressing matters of Russian-Iraqi relations, and reiterated their mutual commitment to deepening the political dialogue and expanding mutually beneficial […]

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September 25, 2025

Russia, Sahel States Diplomatic Relations: September 2025 Updates

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with the Foreign Ministers of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES), namely Abdoulaye Diop (Mali), Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré (Burkina Faso), and Yaou Sangaré Bakary (Niger).  The AES (Alliance des États du Sahel) is a confederation formed between Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso in the Sahel region of […]

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September 25, 2025

Russia, Dominican Republic Bilateral Relations: September 2025 Updates

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has met with Roberto Alvarez, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. They discussed key aspects of bilateral collaboration across political, trade, economic, cultural, and humanitarian spheres. Both parties acknowledged a mutual interest in further […]

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September 23, 2025

Russia Imports Record Amounts Of Indian Meat

India has exported record amounts of Indian meats to Russia, with exports 2.6x higher than last year. From January-July 2025, Russian meat purchases from India reached US$62.8 million. The Russian market is now one of the top five global importers of Indian meat. This is due to a huge increase in Indian buffalo meat exports […]

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September 19, 2025

Russia, Pakistan To Trade Wheat & Rice on the St. Petersburg Commodities Exchange

The St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX) and Pakistan-based KMAK Group have signed a memorandum of understanding on the development of exchange trading, SPIMEX has stated, following a meeting of the Russia-Pakistan Intergovernmental Commission for trade and investment. SPIMEX stated that “Wheat is being considered as the Russian export commodity for the first transactions, and […]

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September 17, 2025

Russia Becomes Top Five Source Of Agricultural Products To India

Russia became one of the top five exporters of agricultural products to the Indian market for the first time during 2024, according to Russia’s Agroexport. They mentioned the statistic in a report which it has prepared ahead of a business trip to India for Russian exporters on September 25-28. Agroexport said that Russia retained a […]

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September 12, 2025

Russia, Gulf Cooperation Council Strategic Dialogue: 2025 Update

The 8th joint annual ministerial meeting of Russia-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Strategic Dialogue was held in Sochi on Thursday (September 11). The meeting was co-chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Abdullah Al Yahya, the Foreign Minister of Kuwait, who is currently chair of the GCC. Other participants included Abdullatif Al Zayani, the Foreign […]

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September 12, 2025

Russia-Uruguay Bilateral Trade Up 70% In 2025

Russia’s trade turnover with Uruguay, while admittedly small, grew by 70% year-on-year to US$123 million in H1 2025, according to the Russian plant and animal health watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor. This suggests a total 2025 Russia-Uruguay bilateral trade figure of US$246 million may be achievable.  The comment was made after a meeting of the Russia-Uruguay joint commission […]

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