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Rail freight from China to Europe continues to rely heavily on transit through Russia, however the EU’s own sanctions, and especially new counter-sanctions imposed by the Kremlin, continue to create significant obstacles. For example, Italian logistics firms and importers have been complaining that containers following the China-Europe rail route have been stopping in Russia in […]
The new Nizhneleninskoye-Tongjiang cross-border bridge between Russia and China has proved beneficial to Russia’s raw material exports since it opened in November 2022, and has become a key route for Russian coal and iron ore to be transported to China. Chinese finished goods are also imported in containers via the same cross-border bridge. Russia’s Transit […]
The deposed Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad has arrived in Moscow with his family and has been granted asylum on ‘humanitarian’ grounds. Syrian militants, led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, which has connections with Al-Queda, have apparently taken control of the country, although the situation remains fluid. Moscow has called for the resumption of […]
Russia, and its neighbouring states within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) have undergone an economic boom during 2024, according to a report by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB). The EAEU includes Russia as well as Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, & Kyrgyzstan. It fills a geographic space between Eastern Europe and Western China. Their collective GDP growth […]
Russian e-commerce giant Ozon is looking at recruiting thousands of skilled workers from India, according to reports from Russian media. The move highlights Russia’s increasing focus on sourcing labour resources from friendly nations as it grapples with a shortage of workers. Ozon’s legal entity, Internet Solutions LLC, is actively working with Indian recruitment agencies to […]
PJSC Positive Group, the parent company of Russian cybersecurity group Positive Technologies, has signed a distribution agreement with Mideast Communication Systems (MCS), a Cairo-based provider of cybersecurity solutions in Egypt and other countries in the Middle East and Africa. The partnership will focus on sharing cybersecurity expertise and jointly promoting products and services in the […]
Brazil expects to reach an agreement with Russia’s Rosatom on cooperation in the Brazilian nuclear sector by the end of 2025, according to Alexandre Silveira, the Brazilian Mines and Energy Minister. The two sides have begun negotiations on developing a partnership, utilizing Russian experience and seeking investment for exploring Brazil’s mineral potential. Brazil expects to […]
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) aims to introduce Islamic financing instruments by mid-2025, according to Ruslan Dalenov, the Deputy Chairman of the Management Board. The EDB is exploring new avenues to expand its product portfolio, with Islamic financing emerging as a key focus, Dalenov said. The bank believes that implementing these tools could attract up […]
Russia and Pakistan are set to be linked by a new freight train line as bilateral talks expand, Islamabad’s Energy Minister Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has stated in an interview, saying that “It is planned to launch the first train along the North-South logistics route to transport products from Russia to Pakistan as early as […]
The American journalist Tucker Carlson has interviewed the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov in Moscow. We provide the text and analysis to the responses, which cover wide ranging areas such as the Ukraine conflict, Hypersonic weapons, US-Russia discussion channels, Alexander Navalny, Asset freezing, Sanctions, NATO, China, Syria, Israel, Donald Trump, the prospect of Nuclear war […]
A decade-long Russian economic bull run is now underway The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has taken part in the annual “Russia Calling!” event, which includes an annual address by the President as well as a public Q&A session. Here we analyse what Putin had to say, in a speech that almost exclusively focused on the […]
Russia and Pakistan are discussing a regular air service between the two countries, and intend to increase the frequency of flights and broaden their geographic reach, according to Sergey Zverev, the Russian Deputy Minister of Transport. That will introduce a direct air service between Moscow and Islamabad. The statement was made after the Russia-Pakistan intergovernmental […]
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