Russia is a key member of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, which serves as Eurasia’s version of NATO. It also provides security and military support to emerging markets, especially in Africa, and has long-standing security relations with countries such as India and, increasingly, North Korea and China. We detail security and military developments as a key part of Russia’s own security as well as being part of its export trade.
Russia’s special presidential envoy for the Middle East and Africa, Mikhail Bogdanov, and Somali officials have agreed to expand cooperation between the two countries in security, politics, trade, and economic areas, the Russian Foreign Ministry has announced. According to the Ministry, Bogdanov held talks with Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiki while on an official […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has praised the country’s troops deployed to Russia under a mutual defense agreement as heroes, pledging that their sacrifices will be permanently honored in the homeland, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The presence of North Korean forces in Russia’s Kursk region, where they were deployed to expel […]
The Sudanese Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has announced that two Russian companies, including state-owned Zarubezhneft, and Al-Rassi International Services (LLC), have signed a memorandum of understanding with Sudan’s Bashayer Petroleum Pipelines Company (BAPCO) to cooperate in petroleum services. The parties also addressed possible partnerships with the Sudan National Petroleum Corporation (Sudapet) in oil sector […]
The Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi has been visiting Moscow and has met with both President Putin and Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov. Apart from mediating in the proposed United States-Iran nuclear agreement, the two sides also held extensive discussions concerning Russia-Iran bilateral relations. Following these, Lavrov held a press conference to describe the latest […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Moscow on Thursday (April 17) to discuss regional security issues in the Middle East, focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the situation in Syria. The visit marked Al Thani’s first official trip to Russia since 2018. Palestine Both leaders expressed […]
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Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya has stated that Russian troops will be staying at their bases in Syria, as Moscow continues to hold talks with the new Syrian government in Damascus. Nebenzya said that “Russian servicemen will stay where they are. We are talking to the current Syrian government.” Syria’s armed opposition […]
The Russian Supreme Court has, with immediate effect, removed the Taliban organisation in power in Afghanistan from its list of terrorist organisations. The Taliban movement, which took power in Afghanistan four years ago, had been listed as a terrorist entity since 2003, making any contact with its members a criminal offense under Russian law. The […]
Argentina’s President Javier Milei has stated that Russia, the United States and China will establish distinct zones of influence under the emerging new world order. Speaking during a local radio interview, he said that “The world order is being redefined. The United States will now lead the Americas, Russia will lead Eurasia, and China will […]
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has held talks with Mohamed Siraj, the Sudanese ambassador to Moscow, to discuss the ongoing conflict in Sudan, the Russian Foreign Ministry has stated. Since April 2023, Sudan has been gripped by fierce fighting between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), with […]
The US President Donald Trump has raised import tariffs on Chinese goods by an astonishing 104% from today, April 9th. The move comes after China rose its tariffs on US goods by an additional 34% two days ago in response to the original tariffs Trump had placed on Chinese imports by the same amount last […]
Trilateral talks between representatives of Iran, Russia, and China on the Iranian nuclear program have been taking place in Moscow (April 8). The talks were arranged a day after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected as “meaningless” US President Donald Trump’s proposal for direct negotiations on reviving a nuclear deal. Tehran refuses to engage in […]
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