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Reintegration
Featured December 17, 2025

Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson Transport Systems Reintegrating With Russia, CIS Market Access Being Restored 

The integration of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions into the Russian transport system has been discussed by the Russian Legislative Council.  Konstantin Pashkov, the First Deputy Minister of Transport, stated that the primary task is the full integration of these regions into the national system. Much of this […]

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Featured December 11, 2025

Japan Refuses To Expropriate US$30 Billion Of Russian Assets

Japan, which holds about US$30 billion of frozen Russian assets, has refused to seize the Russian assets it holds and send them to Ukraine, despite pressure from the European Union to do so. Japan holds cash reserves that had been previously used to help fund bilateral trade, worth an estimated US$30 billion. Japanese Finance Minister […]

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Saudi Visa
December 2, 2025

Visa-Free Entry to Russia for Saudi Arabia Nationals: Full Details 

Russian and Saudi officials have signed an agreement allowing visa-free travel for citizens of both nations for up to 90 days in every 365-day period. The deal was struck at a bilateral business forum in Riyadh on Monday and will come into effect 60 days after it is signed and ratified by both sides.  Travel […]

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December 2, 2025

Visa-Free Entry To Russia For Chinese Nationals: Full Details 

President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree allowing visa-free entry to Russia for Chinese citizens, granting them stays of up to 30 days.  Chinese citizens can now travel visa-free to Russia for private visits, business, tourism, or to take part in scientific, cultural, political, economic, or sporting events. The measure took effect as of December […]

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COP30
November 24, 2025

Russia At COP-30: Moscow’s Position in Developing Climate Change Solutions

As the 30th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-30) in Belem, Brazil, concluded without a final climate deal, the global climate agenda now stands at a crossroads. Decades of ambitious declarations from Western industrialized nations have not delivered the promised reductions in global emissions. Instead, what the world […]

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VAT
November 7, 2025

Russia Relaxes VAT Threshold Payments For Its SMEs by 50%

The Russian government has accounted for the wishes of businesses and members of parliament and proposed a gradual transition to VAT payment for small- and medium-sized businesses on a simplified tax system, lowering the payment revenue mechanism from a threshold of ₽20 million (US$245,000) to ₽10 million (US$125,000) over the coming three years, Prime Minister […]

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China
November 2, 2025

Russia and China To Integrate Healthcare Medical Standards

Russia and China are to sign a memorandum of cooperation in healthcare in November, giving new impetus to the mutual quality and safety of their respective medical products, according to Mikhail Murashko, the Russian Health Minister. He said, “The work done by the Russian Scientific Center for the Examination of Medical Products of the Health […]

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Jordan
November 1, 2025

Russia, Jordan Visa-Free Exemptions Effective From December 13

The agreement between Russia and Jordan mutually waiving visa requirements for citizens of the two countries is to come into effect from December 13, the Russian Foreign Ministry has stated. Russian citizens will be able to travel to and stay in Jordan without having to apply for visas for 30 days, provided that they do […]

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China
October 28, 2025

Russia, China, Update Bilateral Investment Treaty As Belt & Road Initiative Projects Look Set To Increase 

Russia and China have updated their Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), which was first agreed upon back in 2006. BITs typically provide legal guarantees for reciprocal investments, as well as containing specific preferential agreements on tax rates impacting specific detailed industries and the services sector.    Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the bill that ratifies these updates […]

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