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Russia’s Differing Strategic Trade Goals With Foreign Trade, China & India

China, Exports, Imports, India, Russian Market, Trade

The goals of Russia’s trade and economic partnerships differ depending on the country; for example, with China it is increasing non-resource, non-energy exports, and with India it is balancing trade, according to government materials for a strategic session on the development of foreign economic activity. Documents state that “the central element of Russia’s foreign economic […]

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Russia-Azerbaijan Bilateral Trade Up 2.5% In 2025

Caucasus, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Russian Market, Trade

Trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Russia amounted to US$4.92 billion in 2025, up 2.5% compared to the previous year, the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee (SCC) has stated. Trade operations with Russia accounted for 9.96% of the country’s total foreign trade turnover, the SCC said. Russia is Azerbaijan’s third largest foreign trade partner after Italy and

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Lavrov Speech: Russia’s Strategic Economic Diplomacy in 2026

Africa, BRICS, China, Economy, Middle East, Russian Market, Trade

On Tuesday, January 20, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov convened his traditional annual press conference in Moscow to review the performance of Russian diplomacy in 2025 and set out the foreign policy and economic agenda for 2026. At this event—attended by hundreds of journalists—Lavrov emphasized that the diplomatic focus is no longer solely about geopolitical

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SPIMEX

St. Petersburg’s SPIMEX Aims For Competition With The London Metals Exchange

Economy, Europe, Finance, Russian Market, Trade

The St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX) is preparing for trading in platinum bullion, SPIMEX president Igor Artemyev has stated, and is collaborating with Norilsk Nickel on the matter. The Russian Ministry of Finance also has a specific interest in organizing the trading, though legislation will be required to permit such trade. Artemyev said, “We

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The Arctic: Structural Power, Strategic Geography, and the Real Balance of Military Forces in the High North

Europe, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market, Security, Trade

For much of the post-Cold War period, the Arctic existed outside the main currents of global geopolitics. Covered by ice, distant from population centers, and governed by cooperative mechanisms, the High North was widely perceived as a region immune to confrontation. This assumption has gradually dissolved. Climate transformation, technological adaptation, and global power redistribution have

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Moldova

Moldova Launches Procedures To Leave The Commonwealth Of Independent States

Commonwealth of Independent States, Economy, Europe, Russian Market, Trade

Moldova has launched the procedure for officially withdrawing from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi has said. The CIS was formed in 1991 after the collapse of the USSR to promote cooperation regarding economic, political, and security issues among the former Soviet republics. It currently includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,

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Dairy

Russian Global Dairy Exports Up 13%

Africa, Agriculture, Asia, Central Asia, China, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Russian Market, Trade

Russia exported dairy products worth more than US$500 million in 2025, with supplies going to almost 100 countries worldwide, the head of the Agroexport federal center Ilya Ilyushin, said at the third forum of dairy industry leaders in Moscow on Tuesday (January 20). The final sales volumes are likely to be higher, as the December

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Burkina Faso

Russian Mergers & Acquisition In Burkina Faso’s Gold Mining Industry

Africa, Finance, Investment, Russian Market, Trade

Russia’s Okto Group are negotiating with their fellow Russian mining company Nordgold to purchase a gold mine in Burkina Faso, West Africa. The deal amount for the sale of Nordgold’s assets in Burkina Faso is estimated at being over US$1 billion. According to the latest disclosed data (for 2021), the combined production of Nordgold’s mines

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Rosatom Preparing To Start Turkiye’s Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant 

Energy, Investment, Middle East, Russian Market, Trade

Russia’s Rosatom state owned nuclear power company is preparing to start operation of the first power unit of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Turkiye, doing start-up and adjustment work and a comprehensive check of all systems. The final control stage, cold and hot break-in, is expected to be implemented in the near future before

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How The United States Played Poker With Europe – And Trumped Brussels

Economy, Europe, Finance, Security, Trade

The new threats by US President Donald Trump to place an additional 25% tariffs on European exports entering US markets emphasize just how naïve European politicians have been when it comes to international diplomacy and foreign affairs. In threatening such measures should the EU (and specifically Denmark) do not agree to cede Greenland to the

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