Security Archives - RUSSIA'S PIVOT TO ASIA

Japan Refuses To Expropriate US$30 Billion Of Russian Assets

Asia, Finance, Regulatory, Security, Trade

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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Growing Russia–Vietnam Trade Momentum Sparks Optimism for Broader Russia-ASEAN Economic Gains

Asia, BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Russia, Security, Trade

That Russia’s pivot towards Asia has been extensively discussed in Moscow’s strategic circles is no longer a distant projection on Putin’s longer-term wish list but an unfolding geopolitical and geo-economic reality. Nowhere is this more evident than in the accelerating partnership between Russia and Vietnam, one of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic economies and a crucial

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The United States ‘National Security Strategy’ and Impact on Russia in the Global South

Africa, Asia, China, India, Latin America, Middle East, Russia, Security, Trade

The United States 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) has just been released, with responses ranging from political shock and disbelief to celebratory approval, depending on where you’re positioned on the branches of the global geopolitical tree. Its format is closer to a sales prospectus than most US official government-supported documents, resulting in the feel of

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Key Takeaways From Putin’s Historic India Mission: Trade, Connectivity and Economic Outcome: Analysis

BRICS, Economy, Energy, Exports, Finance, Imports, India, Investment, Russia, Security, Trade

The Russian President Vladimir Putin’s historic state visit to India (December 4-5), culminating in the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit and the Russia-India Business Forum, marked a watershed in the two countries’ economic and strategic relations. A total of 29 intergovernmental, institutional, and sector-specific pacts and cooperation documents were signed, ranging from energy, trade, connectivity, and

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Putin’s Visit To India: Cementing Russia-India Economic Ties: Analysis

BRICS, Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Finance, Imports, India, Investment, Russia, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit to India on Thursday (December 4), India and Russia have begun to cement their comprehensive economic partnership, with this set to transform Eurasian trade dynamics in significant ways. When Putin attends the 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit on Friday, the stakes will be unusually high. This is not

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The Russia–Saudi Arabia Business Forum: Constructing a Eurasian / Middle East Axis

Agriculture, Energy, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Middle East, Russia, Security, Trade

The Saudi–Russia Business Forum, which is currently taking place in Riyadh, is setting the stage to link Russia’s Eurasian ambitions with the entire MENA region, including connectivity with the Middle East and North Africa. As Russia and Saudi Arabia approach the historic milestone of the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2026, the two countries

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Russia, Bahrain To Cooperate In Digitization Of Services Sector Industries & Energy Sectors

Agriculture, Energy, Investment, Middle East, Russia, Security, Trade

Russia will cooperate and share its cybersecurity and services digitalization with Bahrain, as well as in the oil and gas industry, according to Russian Minister Olga Lyubimova, the co-chair of the Russian-Bahraini intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific, and technical cooperation. She was speaking at the 4th meeting of the Russian-Bahraini intergovernmental commission on trade,

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Putin-Orbán’s Kremlin meeting: In Relations With Russia, Hungary Prioritizes Trade Pragmatism Over Geopolitics

Energy, Exports, Security

In an era when Europe’s political discourse has hardened into binaries and geopolitical pressure often replaces strategic thinking, Hungary has emerged once again as the continent’s most pragmatic voice. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on November 28 was not merely a diplomatic gesture. It was a pragmatic strategic signal

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Russia’s Trade Development With Kyrgyzstan, As Putin Visits Bishkek

Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Investment, Security, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has arrived on a three day visit to Kyrgyzstan, where he is meeting with the Kyrgyz President, Sadyr Japarov to discuss further development of the strategic partnership and allied relationship between Russia and Kyrgyzstan in various areas. A joint statement by the heads of state, as well as a number

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Russia, Myanmar Navies Complete Andaman Sea Exercises

ASEAN, Asia, India, Logistics & Transport, Security

The Russian and Myanmar Navies have completed their joint ‘Marumex’ 2025 military drills in the Andaman Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry has stated. The drills involved the Marshal Shaposhnikov frigate, a Gremyashchiy corvette, and the Boris Butoma tanker from Russia’s Pacific Fleet, as well as the Muttama landing helicopter dock, Kyansittha frigate, Tabinshwehti corvette, and

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RUSSIA'S PIVOT TO ASIA

«Поворот России в Азию»

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