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Russia, Syria, Bilateral Relations: September 2025 Update 

Energy, Infrastructure, Middle East, Security, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Asaad al-Shaibani, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic in New York, on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly. The discussion focused on practical steps to develop many-faceted bilateral cooperation, building on the outcomes of recent […]

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Russia, Iraq Bilateral Relations: September 2025 Update

Energy, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Middle East, Trade

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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Russia, Pacific Small Island Developing States Multilateral Relations: 2025 Update

Agriculture, ASEAN, Asia, Infrastructure, Security, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with the multilateral group ‘Pacific Small Island Developing States’ (PSIDS), a dialogue mechanism that Lavrov has stated “has unequivocally established itself as a highly sought-after and effective platform for exchanging views, both on areas of bilateral collaboration and on pressing issues of regional and global agendas.” The

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Russia, Sahel States Diplomatic Relations: September 2025 Updates

Africa, Energy, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Security, Trade

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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New Financial Architecture Is Helping Russian Banks Expand Services Overseas Despite EU’s 19th Sanctions Package

Economy, Finance, Infrastructure, Russia, Trade

Russia’s largest banks are expanding their services to facilitate direct payments abroad in foreign currencies, with new technologies helping to bypass Western sanctions. This means that Russian businesses will once again be able to freely send dollars, euros, or yuan to any country. Sovcombank has already launched this mechanism, while Sberbank and other Russian banks

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Iran

Russia, Iran, Discuss Gas Supply Volumes Higher Than Russia’s Supplies To Europe

Energy, Exports, Infrastructure, Investment, Middle East

The Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev, together with Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller have held meetings with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad, together with delegations from both sides. They also met with the CEO of National Iranian Gas Company, Seyed Tavakoli. A strategic memorandum was signed with Gazprom in 2024 on exploring

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Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Joins The Eurasian Development Bank

Central Asia, Eurasian Economic Union, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

The Uzbekistan President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree for the country’s accession to the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), with the country purchasing 777,777 shares in the EDB’s charter capital with a nominal value of US$1,000 each. Of these, 168,411 shares (21.7%) are paid-in, and 609,366 shares (78.3%) are to be paid upon demand. The

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Pakistan

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

Agriculture, Asia, Exports, Finance, Imports, Infrastructure, Trade

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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Russia Starts Work On Europe’s Fastest And Largest Railway Network

Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russia

Russia’s Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, has announced plans for a massive high-speed rail (HSR) network. It is set to be the largest in Europe, spanning more than 4,500 km, and will use domestically built trains capable of reaching 400 kilometers per hour (kph). Mishustin said the new line will cut travel time between Moscow and

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