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 President Putin has held discussions with the leaders of Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE concerning the immediate situation in Iran and responses to the current attacks and counterattacks going on in the Middle Eastern region.
The situation in Iran is creating serious security and supply chain problems in Central Asia and the Caspian Sea regions. We examine the wider geopolitical and energy issues that stretch far beyond Iran. However, architecture is in place to push back against US pressures – we examine the potential collaborations between Russia and China as well as their regional allies.
As readers will be well aware from reports elsewhere, the United States, in conjunction with Israel, has attacked Iran. We will make some initial observations, but generally speaking will not be focusing on this conflict (as is also the case with Ukraine) for the following reasons: We can however make some initial observations as regards […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla in the Kremlin and confirmed Russia’s support for the island amid an escalating US blockade. Cuba is grappling with one of its worst energy crises in years after an oil embargo and other US restrictions sharply reduced fuel imports and exacerbated shortages. […]
The BRICS countries need strategic maritime cooperation in order to enhance security along global shipping lanes from Western piracy, according to Russian presidential aide Nikolay Patrushev. In recent weeks, the United States and France have seized tankers in international waters that they claim are transporting sanctioned oil, while the United Kingdom has said it will […]
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Russia achieved self-sufficiency in potatoes from its own harvest at 97.9% in 2025, with the indicator for the food security doctrine at 95%, the Russian Agriculture Ministry has stated. Russia has also come close to achieving self-sufficiency targets for vegetables and melons at 89.6%, with the doctrine indicator at 90%. According to preliminary data from […]
Russia and Myanmar are discussing energy security and training personnel in this sector, according to Sergei Shoigu, the Russian Security Council Secretary. Shoigu is currently visiting Myanmar with a Russian business delegation. He said, “We have also discussed energy security issues. Our delegation includes both energy sector officials and those who are exploring the possibility […]
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, has spoken with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and stated that Russia would continue providing the required political and financial support to the country, according to a Russian Foreign Ministry statement. They said that “The Russian side reaffirmed its principled position that exerting economic and military pressure on Cuba […]
The Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, at the Kremlin on Friday (January 30) in an unannounced high-level meeting. Larijani, a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, was appointed to his post last August. He previously visited Moscow in the summer following US airstrikes […]
On January 29, 2026, the Kremlin once again became a focal point of global diplomacy as President Vladimir Putin held extensive talks with President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The geopolitical and economic substance of the meeting reflected the consolidation of a Russia-UAE strategic partnership at a moment […]
Russia’s The Maritime Board Chairman Nikolai Patrushev has visited the Maritime Security Center in Muscat, Oman, and discussed the possibility of cooperation with Russia on security issues within the center’s remit, according to the Russian Maritime Board. Patrushev discussed with the Omani side the possibility of joint work on issues that are on the radar […]
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