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Russia, North Korea Hold Talks in Wonsan: July 2025 Updates

Asia, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Russian Market, Security, Trade

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Choe Son Hui, the Foreign Minister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, have been holding three-day talks as part of the second round of the strategic dialogue between Russia and North Korea in the new North Korean city of Wonsan on July 11. Kim Jong Un presided over […]

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Russia, Pakistan Bilateral Relations: July 2025 Update  

Asia, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Update: July 15, 2025 Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar has also met the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Foreign Minister’s meetings taking place in Tianjin, China. Both countries are full members of the SCO and will be discussing regional security amongst other matters. Full update here. The Russian Foreign

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President Putin’s Plenary Speech At BRICS 2025: Content & Analysis    

BRICS, Economy, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Russian Market, Security, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, gave a speech at the main Plenary session of the BRICS 2025 annual Heads of State summit currently being held in Rio de Janeiro. In it, he discussed the BRICS growth, economic data, global payment systems and several potential new initiatives including the creation of a BRICS carbon trade mechanism,

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Russia, São Tomé & Principe Discuss Increasing Bilateral Cooperation

Africa, Infrastructure, Investment, Security, Trade

Russia and São Tomé & Principe have discussed enhancing bilateral cooperation in areas including military affairs and agriculture, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated. Vladimir Tararov, the Russian ambassador to São Tomé  & Principe, met with Sao Tomean Prime Minister Americo Ramos for talks on July 2nd, which, according to the embassy, focused on “current topics of

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Russia, CSTO Annual Foreign Ministerial Meetings: 2025 Security Developments  

Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov; has been attending the annual Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) meetings, held this year in Kyrgyzstan. The CSTO is often described as a ‘Eurasian version of NATO’ and includes Russia along with Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. Armenia is also a member but has not recently been participating. Afghanistan

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Russia, Saudi Arabia 2025 Relations: Update 

Energy, Exports, Imports, Investment, Middle East, Security, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrovm has held talks with Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, yesterday (July 4). Al Saud is in Moscow on a working visit.  The ministers called for maintaining a regular Russian-Saudi dialogue and intensifying delegation exchanges. They stressed the need for promoting

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Russia Officially Recognizes The Taliban As Afghanistan’s Legitimate Government

Asia, Investment, Regulatory, Security, Trade

Moscow has officially recognized the Taliban in Afghanistan, becoming the first major power to establish formal diplomatic ties with the Islamic government. The Russian Supreme Court had previously removed the Taliban from its list of terrorist organizations in April this year, effectively legalizing its activities for the first time since the designation in 2003. The

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Ukraine

Are Ukrainian Culture and Attitudes Absorbing Lithuania, Estonia, and the European Union?

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Russia’s Pivot to Asia has recently visited Estonia and Lithuania, both splendid nations with plenty of history, with the latter once being a proto-empire, stretching from the Baltic to the Black Seas. Historically, both had more Germanic influence over the centuries, as traders and barons came and went and possessed and repossessed lands. In more

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Planning Ahead: Russia & China Prepare Joint Energy Strategy to 2050

China, Energy, Exports, Infrastructure, Investment, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Russia’s Energy Minister, Sergei Tsivilev, has met with Wang Hongzhi, the head of China’s National Energy Administration, at a meeting for energy ministers from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states and discussed current issues around bilateral collaboration in fuel and energy as well as promoting fair energy access throughout the world. Tsivilev and Wang discussed LNG

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