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Russia’s Softline, a prominent, Moscow based, publicly traded IT developer, is opening a new office in Indonesia to promote its products and services, in addition to providing vendor solutions. It sees its expert knowledge as a good match for the development potential in Indonesia, a BRICS partner nation. Indonesia is also shortly to sign a […]
Russia’s Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov, has stated that Russia is exploring participation in the upgrade of oil refineries in Pakistan. He was speaking after the meeting of the intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation of Russia and Pakistan, and said that “In the energy sphere, we are already supplying oil to Pakistan. We also […]
With the US President Joe Biden on an eye-brow raising diplomatic trip to Angola, we examine the Russian position with the same country and look at where there may be similarities. Angola has generally held a neutral position toward Russia over the years, yet the country is also highly self-interested which means that Angola would […]
Implications for EU politicians sanctioning and demonizing Russia South Korea has been unexpectedly plunged into political turmoil, with the military called out to intervene after its President, Yoon Suk Yeol, issued a national order declaring martial law in the country. Yoon had blamed North Korean infiltrators for creating a state of emergency. In reality, martial […]
Russia’s pivot to Asia has taken on a new security dimension with the escalation of violence in Syria, where the government has come under attack from the Jabhat al-Nusra extremist group, its allies, and carried out a major attack on Aleppo and other settlements in northern Syria that were under the protection of the Syrian […]
Russian and Chinese credit rating agencies are replacing Western ratings agencies as demand for financial intelligence increases throughout Asia. Companies such as Moodys, S&P, and Fitch all exited the Russian market in 2022, when sanctions were imposed. Their work in Asia, and China has also been historically erratic, with a lack of local connections and […]
The Russian-Chinese Legal Congress is taking place on December 4th, and amongst other matters, will discuss the issue of resolving maritime disputes between BRICS countries. Anastasia Simonova, of Verba Legal, has stated that “Cooperation between Russia, China and India in the field of maritime transportation, international transit of goods, in relation to the Northern Sea […]
The Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has met with Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, Niger’s Transitional Prime Minister, and with Abdourahamane Tiani, head of Niger’s ruling National Council for the Defense of the Homeland in Niger’s capital, Niamey. Niger has been badly affected in recent years by significant security issues, mostly related to the rise […]
Russia and China have reached numerous, specific agreements on navigational safety and security along the Northern Sea Route (NSR), according to Alexey Likhachev, the Director General of Rosatom. He was speaking at the first meeting of the Subcommittee on Cooperation on the NSR of the Russian-Chinese commission. Rosatom is heavily invested in the NSR and […]
The only effective sole border crossing between Russia and North Korea, the Khasan/Tumangan railway checkpoint, has become fully operational and is undergoing significant upgrades to boost capacity. The crossing was closed during the Covid pandemic and only reopened, with limited services, in November 2022. With Russia-North Kore trade in weapons and energy now reaching record […]
Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has been visiting Mali at the Russian President’s direction, according to the Kremlin. Novak led a Russian business delegation, and held meetings with Mali’s interim Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maig, several government ministers and met with the country’s interim President Assimi Goita in Bamako, the capital. Mali faces daunting social, […]
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin has been holding bilateral talks with the Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana the last few days as well as attending the annual Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) multilateral meetings. Numerous issues were discussed during the bilateral discussions, we highlight these as follows: Energy Supplies & Transit Russia and Kazakhstan […]
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