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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.

Iran
Featured January 17, 2025

Russia, Iran Sign 20 Year Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty 

President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran have been holding talks at the Kremlin on Friday (January 17) and have signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty. According to officials from both counties, the document covers multiple areas, including defense, the fight against terrorism, the energy sector, finances, transport, industries, agriculture, culture, […]

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Car
Featured January 16, 2025

Russia – Central African Republic 2025 Trade Investment and Geopolitical Relations

Update: January 17Russia and the CAR have signed a memorandum to enhance cooperation in agriculture, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture has announced. The agreement, signed by Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut and CAR’s Agriculture Minister Gismala Hamza, focuses on strengthening trade, economic, and scientific collaboration. Discussions during the meeting included expanding bilateral trade and cooperation […]

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Ethiopia
January 11, 2025

Russia Donates 1,600 Tonnes of Grain to Ethiopia

The Russian Embassy in Addis Ababa has announced that Russia has donated more than 1,600 tonnes of grain to Ethiopia as part of its ongoing food aid initiative. The donation aims to support refugees in Ethiopia’s Gambella region, where severe financial shortages have left many in need. The Embassy stated that funding shortages have severely […]

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republika srpska flag
January 9, 2025

Republika Srpska Is Set On Independence

Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik said that the Balkan countries should not join the European Union, whose economic and political situation is deteriorating and leading to disintegration. He assured that this year too, January 9 will be celebrated as a public holiday – Republika Srpska Day. The country has been part of Bosnia and Herzegovina […]

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AI
January 2, 2025

Putin Calls For Russia-China Artificial Intelligence Alliance 

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government and Sberbank, the country’s largest bank and a tech innovator, to create an alliance with China to develop artificial intelligence. Putin’s directive was issued after the Artificial Intelligence Journey Conference held in Moscow last month. Speaking at the conference, the President of the Russian Federation said: “Artificial […]

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December 31, 2024

Russia’s Development Readiness For National Autonomous Transport Networks

Russia ranks third in its readiness to implement Autonomous Transport (AT) systems among the BRICS, CIS and partner countries, second only to China and the United Arab Emirates and ahead of countries such as Saudi Arabia, Brazil and Turkiye, according to the latest Kept (ex-KPMG) ratings. For the assessment, Kept’s analysts compared countries with each […]

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Syria
December 30, 2024

New Syrian Regime Wants ‘Good Relations’ With Russia, No Planned Withdrawal

The new Syrian authorities, led by the country’s de facto leader Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa, of the Islamists Hayat Tahrir-al-Sham (HTS) would like to remain on good terms with Russia, al-Sharaa has said, stating in an interview with local broadcaster Al Arabiya on Sunday (December 29) that his government would not necessarily be seeking the withdrawal […]

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