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New East China-Moscow Direct Freight Rail Service

China, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market, Trade

Russia’s Yuzhny Port terminal in Moscow has received a train with consumer goods from China for the first time, according to Russian Railways Logistics. The cargo was destined for the Southern Port Terminal, which has launched a regular import container service, with trains being prepared at China’s main Hefei city railway station and transiting through […]

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Irtysh River To Become Cross-Border Russia-Kazakhstan Logistics Route

Asia, China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Irtysh River should become an international logistics route for access to Kazakhstan and China, according to Dmitry Ushakov, the Acting Governor of the Omsk region. He said that cargo transport development along the river can connect several Russian regions and provide access to the Northern Sea Route. Ushakov said that “The Irtysh River should

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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation To Develop Services Along Eurasian Vehicle Silk Roads

Asia, China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, India, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Transport Ministers of the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) have signed an MoU concerning the development of road and roadside services along the ‘Silk Road’ – the vehicle and highway network between member countries. The Russian side was represented by Dmitry Zverev, the Deputy Minister of Transport. They discussed the joint

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Russia, CSTO Annual Foreign Ministerial Meetings: 2025 Security Developments

Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov; has been attending the annual Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) meetings, held this year in Kyrgyzstan. The CSTO is often described as a ‘Eurasian version of NATO’ and includes Russia along with Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. Armenia is also a member but has not recently been participating. Afghanistan

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BRICS To Launch New Multilateral Guaranteed Investment Fund

BRICS, Finance, Investment, Trade

The BRICS group is to announce a new BRICS Multilateral Guarantee Fund, backed by its New Development Bank (NDB) to lower project financing costs and boost investment. The initiative, apparently modeled on the World Bank’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), aims to address global investment shifts amid uncertainty surrounding U.S. economic policy, according to sources via Reuters. Brazilian officials

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Russia, Saudi Arabia 2025 Relations: Update

Energy, Exports, Imports, Investment, Middle East, Security, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrovm has held talks with Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, yesterday (July 4). Al Saud is in Moscow on a working visit. The ministers called for maintaining a regular Russian-Saudi dialogue and intensifying delegation exchanges. They stressed the need for promoting

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Russia Officially Recognizes The Taliban As Afghanistan’s Legitimate Government

Asia, Investment, Regulatory, Security, Trade

Moscow has officially recognized the Taliban in Afghanistan, becoming the first major power to establish formal diplomatic ties with the Islamic government. The Russian Supreme Court had previously removed the Taliban from its list of terrorist organizations in April this year, effectively legalizing its activities for the first time since the designation in 2003. The

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Permission Granted For Direct Russia–Saudi Arabia Flights From August

Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Trade

Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency has issued a permit to Saudi Arabia’s Flynas airline to perform regular flights between Riyadh and Moscow’s Vnukovo airport. The airline can perform four flights per week, from August 1 to the end of the current spring-summer navigation (October 25), using Airbus A320/330 aircraft. At present, there are no direct

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Are Ukrainian Culture and Attitudes Absorbing Lithuania, Estonia, and the European Union?

Security

Russia’s Pivot to Asia has recently visited Estonia and Lithuania, both splendid nations with plenty of history, with the latter once being a proto-empire, stretching from the Baltic to the Black Seas. Historically, both had more Germanic influence over the centuries, as traders and barons came and went and possessed and repossessed lands. In more

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BRICS Demand for Russian Oil Exceeds Supply Capabilities

BRICS, Energy, Exports, Trade

The BRICS countries are demonstrating a growing interest in Russian energy resources, including oil, liquefied natural gas, and coal, with demand for oil exceeding available volumes, most of which have already been contracted, according to Roman Marshavin, Russia’s Deputy Energy Minister. He stated that “BRICS partners are already openly declaring their interest in Russian energy

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