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 Pivot To Asia have published our 2025 Guide to North Africa, which discusses Russia’s geopolitical, trade and investment trends with Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia. North Africa is a key development region offering much potential for Russia as it transitions away from its colonial-era towards a more definitive North African and global […]
The Russian government has contracted for the design and construction of a road bridge over the Tumannaya River in Primorsky Krai on the border with North Korea, which is to be built by December 31, 2026. The order was signed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. TonnelYuzhStroi has been designated as the sole contractor of […]
Russia has partially resumed its work in the Arctic Council, according to Maria Zakharova, of the Russian Foreign Ministry, who has confirmed that “Cooperation through the Arctic Council has been partially resumed.” The Council, which includes Russia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the United States, suspended its operations in March 2022 when Russia […]
The formation of a nine-country ‘Hague Group’ to challenge perceived Western manipulation of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) has gone largely unnoticed but is another collective effort to hit back as what they describe as defiance of ICJ orders and attempts by US Congress to hit the ICC […]
A Russian delegation has been visiting the new regime in Syria following the fall of the pro-Russian Bashar al-Assad government lasts month. In apparently positive news for Moscow, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has reported that Moscow and Damascus intend to maintain their historically stable and mutually beneficial relationship. It was the first Russian […]
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Russia’s Pivot To Asia has published its 2025 Guide To East Asia, which includes detail of Russia’s geopolitical, trade and investment relations with China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, in addition to North and South Korea, as well as Japan. It also includes a detailed breakdown of the Russian Far East and especially its East […]
An emerging downside of the United States and European Union imposition of sanctions upon Russia is that the bilateral trade volumes between them have deteriorated so much that threats of tariffs to reduce bilateral trade with Moscow have become degraded. With US-Russia bilateral trade for 2024 reaching US$3.7 billion, Russia now trades 25% more than […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been holding talks with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, to discuss the Israel-Hamas truce, Syria, and collaborations such as the El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant joint venture. The two leaders talked about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, particularly in light of the recent agreement reached between Israel and Hamas, which includes a […]
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, […]
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 […]
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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