Russia's Pivot To Asia: Issue 36

This past week has been a flurry of activity centered around the 80th anniversary of Victory Day. The news from meetings held in Moscow with a significant number of global leaders underscored the multipolar nature of Russia and BRICS as a whole. Aside from that, it may very well be that some western businesses are endeavouring to return to Russia, however that will be on different terms than before 2022. EU has increased sanction yet again, while some sanctions may be eased by the US at the same time. A number of trade and economic agreements were discussed or signed by leaders of African, ASEAN, Central Asian, MENA and Latam with their Russian counterparts, ranging from trade in national currencies to energy and tourism. With best wishes Russia’s Pivot To Asia