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Russia’s Pivot To Asia has been asked for comments by World Geostrategic Insights for what it terms “Russia’s shift to the global south.” In four detailed and highly complex questions – we provide the answers about issues concerning Russia’s identity, the prospects for a “Greater Eurasia”, Russia’s relationship with China, and the impact of sanctions […]
The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) considers broader cooperation with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as a crucial avenue of its activities, Eurasian Economic Commission Board Chairman Bakytzhan Sagintayev has said, speaking at a CIS international economic forum in Moscow. “Broader cooperation with the SCO is a key avenue for us. The EAEU and the SCO […]
Russia’s Rosatom state nuclear energy corporation expects record volumes of traffic along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) during 2024, CEO Alexei Likhachev said during last weeks ‘Developing the Northern Sea Route: Results for 2023’, and ‘Plans up to 2035’ meetings. Likhachev also said that the volume of transportation currently significantly exceeds the figures for the […]
The four countries participating in the Greater Tumen Initiative have agreed to come up with a joint collection of promising eco-tourism routes, and there are plans to issue it in 2024, the press service for the Russian Economic Development Ministry has said. Nikita Kondratyev, director of the Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects, […]
Western companies that have left the Russian market have suffered billions in write-downs and lost revenue, Reuters reported on Thursday, (March 28) citing calculations based on company filings and statements. The US and its allies have placed unprecedented sanctions on Russia over the past two years in retaliation for Moscow’s military operation against Ukraine. The […]
The Chinese Hurun Research Institute has released its latest Global Rich List rating, with a surprise result in that India’s Mumbai has surpassed the Chinese capital Beijing in terms of the number of billionaires living there. Mumbai is now in third place in the world rankings after New York and London. In Russia, according to […]
Our Look Back At Some Of The Weeks Most Bizarre Russo Political Moments The Pope On The Myrotvorets Hit List Pope Francis came in for a lot of criticism recently after he called for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia and that Kiev shouldn’t be afraid to compromise. That led to furious denouncements from Kiev as […]
Readers have asked us for what online resources are available for expats in Russia. That’s been a moving target as many of these have left over the past few years due to covid and then the current situation, while a lot of what were websites have moved onto social media platforms. These issues combined have […]
Western sanctions on Russian diamonds are proving good business for Mumbai and Dubai, where European traders and cutters are now relocating too, after Brussels decided to impose sanctions on Russian sourced gems. Russia is the world’s largest supplier of raw diamonds, mostly sourced from Siberia’s Yakutia region. Neither India nor Dubai have followed the sanctions […]
The subject of Ukraine’s public debt is shortly to become a pressing issue as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has scheduled a meeting to discuss it with creditors on April 17. The IMF have already stated that the matter requires ‘deep treatment’. According to Focus Economics, Ukraine’s Public Debt reached 78.5% of GDP in 2022, and is almost certainly […]
In a nod to the BRICS grouping’s ability to increase trade and alternative supply chains, Russia exported 900,000 tonnes of wheat to Brazil in 2023, rising from fourth place to second place among Brazil’s leading suppliers, according to Russia’s Agriculture Ministry Agroexport center. Argentina is traditionally Brazil’s largest supplier of wheat, with a market share […]
The phrase “Russia’s Pivot to Asia” has been in use for over a decade – and deployed by many to describe the reactions of Russia towards to economic sanctions imposed by the West. Those began in 2012. So, with over ten years of tracking this phenomenon, how accurate has Western media been in detailing what […]
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