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SCO Putin

Vladimir Putin Speech At Shanghai Cooperation Organisation 2025 Moscow Summit: Comments and Analysis

Asia, Central Asia, China, Economy, Infrastructure, Russia, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Russia is the current chair of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and has been hosting the Council of Heads of Government in Moscow. The Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, chaired the event, while the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, also addressed the attendees. These included China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan, Iran, and Belarus. This is […]

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SCO Russia

Russia, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Trade Hits US$409 Billion, New Financial Architecture Being Created

China, Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Finance, India, Infrastructure, Russia, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Moscow has been hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of Government Summit, with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, noting that Russia’s trade with SCO members has reached US$409 billion.  He stated, “Russia’s trade turnover with SCO countries reached $409 billion in 2024 and continues to grow. Of course, the lion’s share of this is

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China

Russian President Putin Meets With Chinese Premier Li Qiang: Statements & Analysis 

China, Economy, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has held discussions with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, who is visiting Moscow to take part in the annual Heads of Government meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Russia is the current chair. Putin’s comments are prefixed with VP, Li Qiang’s with LQ, and our comments as RPA. This is what

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India

Russia and India Foreign Ministers Meet, Collaborate on Global Issues, New Trade Agreements As Preparations For Putin’s Visit Begin 

India, Infrastructure, Investment, Russia, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the Indian Foreign Minister, in Moscow. Jaishankar is in Russia to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting of Heads of Government.  The two ministers discussed various aspects of Russia-India relations and issues on the global agenda, with special attention paid to practical steps towards

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Weapons

Russian Weapons Exports To The Middle East “Worth Tens of Billions of Dollars”

Exports, Middle East, Russia, Trade

Russia’s portfolio of arms export contracts with countries in the Middle East and North Africa amounts to tens of billions of dollars, according to Dmitry Shugaev, the head of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation. Speaking at the Dubai Airshow, 2025, He said that “The Middle East, North Africa, and the Near East have traditionally

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Shipbuilding

Russia Proposes Developing Shipbuilding & Repair Facilities In India

India, Infrastructure, Investment, Russia, Trade

Russia’s Maritime Board Chairman, Nikolai Patrushev, has suggested that India consider establishing shipbuilding and ship repair clusters in Mumbai or Chennai involving Russia, stating that “it is advisable to consider creating shipbuilding and ship repair clusters with Russia’s participation in  important economic areas such as Mumbai or Chennai.” He was speaking at the Russian-Indian interdepartmental

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Oman

Oman Makes Tracks To Join INSTC; Russia Views Overland Reach To Afghanistan and Shipping To Africa

Africa, Central Asia, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Russia, Trade

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Marat Khusnullin, has been attending the Russia-Oman business forum held in Muscat and has provided updates on Oman becoming an additional destination on the southern part of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). He stated that “We have a very interesting project with Oman in port infrastructure development. The connection between

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Lukoil

US Treasury Dilutes Sanctions On Rosneft and Lukoil’s Caspian & Central Asian Projects

Caucasus, Central Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Russia, Trade

The United States Treasury ‘Office of Foreign Assets Control’ (OFAC) has issued a license permitting transactions involving Russia’s Lukoil and Rosneft related to the operation of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) and the Tengiz and Karachaganak fields in Kazakhstan. The license foes not require any “transactions for the sale, disposition, or transfer of any interest”

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Eurasian Railway Gateway Terminal To Link Belarus To China

China, Exports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Eurasian Railway Gateway terminal, connecting the Belarusian Great Stone Industrial Park in Minsk to China’s Belt & Road Initiative, is being prepared and should begin initial operations in mid-2026, according to Belarus Segodnya, the official media. The newspaper said, “The Eurasian Railway Gateway bi-modal container terminal is a key logistics project of the Great

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