The Russian Central Bank has announced that the value of Russia’s gold holdings has surpassed US$200 billion for the first time, while bullion’s share in the country’s international reserves increased to 32.9%. Russia increased the value of its gold holdings by almost 4% last month, breaking the record set in the previous September. In the […]
Part Two – Sanctions, Tariffs, Security, Technology and Bilateral Trade Sanctions During Trump’s first Presidency (2017-2021) as Russian President Putin has wryly noted, Trump placed Russia under more sanctions than any previous President had. Although that record has now been overtaken by the now-outgoing President Joe Biden, Trump is fully aware of the benefits of
Part One – Conflict Resolution With Donald Trump about to become the 47th President of the United States, we look at the various issues his Presidency is likely to impact upon Russia, from Ukraine, Sanctions, Security, Tariffs, Trade and BRICS. In this Part One, we look at conflict resolution. Hold Your Breath Trump will not
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The Russian President, Vladimir Putin has welcomed 28 new Foreign Ambassadors to Moscow and delivered a keynote speech to them collectively. The new Ambassadors are the highest diplomatic representatives of the following countries: Europe Genc Pecani (Albania), Alexander Rogozhnik (Belarus), Michel Gerebtzoff (Belgium), Ivan Orlic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Jesper Var (Denmark), Marja Elina Liivala (Finland),
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As everyone knows, the United States is currently holding its Presidential elections, with the voting population evenly split. No one seems able to make a prediction. Analysts are unable to analyse, some fearful of ‘getting it wrong’ – with political repercussions to follow – and therefore building in a closer contest in polls. National newspapers,
Russia exported around 2.7 million tonnes of wheat to Bangladesh in the 9M January-September this year, up 42% from the 1.9 million tonnes exported in the same period last year, according to the Russia’s Agroexport Centre. Bangladesh is the third largest importer of Russian wheat this year. Egypt is in first place, while Turkiye is
The African continent was well represented at the 2024 BRICS Heads of State Summit, with two major African economies in Algeria and Nigeria, as well as Uganda now going through a membership process. Other African nations were also present. We summarise what happened on a country-by-country basis involving Africa as follows: South Africa South Africa
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The Middle East was a key component of the 2024 BRICS Heads of State Summit, with considerable diplomatic engagement concerning the on-going crisis. Just one day after the Iranian delegation returned from Russia, Israel attacked Tehran. The Palestinian President was also invited to the summit as was the UN Secretary-General. However, apart from the security
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Vladimir Putin met with Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, and invited him to the BRICS Plus Outreach Plenary Session during the 2024 BRICS Summit in Kazan. Putin also spoke about Russia’s involvement in the United Nations. This is what Putin had to say: “Heads of state, Ladies and gentlemen, friends, I am delighted to welcome
Vladimir Putin has met with Abiy Ahmed, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, following the 2024 BRICS Summit in Kazan. This is what they had to say: Putin: “Mr Prime Minister, I am delighted to see you again. Ethiopia’s accession to BRICS is a momentous decision and yet further proof of your country’s prestige on the
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