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The Financial Times has published an article describing a key meeting between the Ukrainian Finance Ministry and Officials attending the Peace Conference held over the weekend in Lucerne, Switzerland. The newspaper reported that Ukraine had asked for its official bondholders to take a 60% haircut on foreign exchange bonds due in August of US$20 billion. […]
Stabilising the situation in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, requires fundamentally new approaches to relations with this country. It is necessary to ease the military-political tension along such an extensive border, which is also crucial for Russia’s positions in the region, according to AsiaIs, a website devoted to Russia-Asia political analysis. Afghanistan shares the longest […]
New conflicts change many aspects of life in many ways, often violent but sometimes in soft power ways as well. This was recognised by George Orwell, the British novelist and poet, who lived between 1903 and 1950 and was versed in experiencing World Wars One and Two, as well as the early stages of the […]
Russia has become the primary wheat supplier to several African countries, Denis Ternovsky, a leading researcher at the Center for Agricultural Policy of the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEI) RANEPA, said on Tuesday (June 11). He was speaking after the Russian Ministry of Agriculture announced that domestic grain exporters would be turning their focus […]
Update June 18: As we predicted, Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Kim Jong-Un, the President of North Korea, with the dates now confirmed for June 18th/19 in Pyongyang. According to the Kremlin, the Russian delegation will also include Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, Health Minister […]
In response to Wednesday’s (June 12) US sanctions concerning the provision of services to Russia for trading US dollars or Euros, the Bank of Russia has stated that the Chinese RMB Yuan / Russian Ruble exchange rate will now be the baseline from which other currency pairs, including for the euro and the dollar, will […]
Sergey Ryabkov, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister has said that Iran would benefit if it joined New Development Bank established by the BRICS countries. Speaking at the BRICS foreign ministers meeting in Nizhny Novgorod, he said that “In order for Iran’s entry into BRICS to face the least difficulties, it is necessary to take a number […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during talks with his Venezuelan counterpart Yvan Gil Pinto during the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting this week, that Russia welcomes Venezuela’s interest in BRICS and will contribute to the strengthening of relations as the BRICS 2024 chair. Lavrov stated that “We are glad to see you and your delegation […]
In a sign that Russia’s push towards a multipolar world is gaining traction, and that the international community is happy to connect with the with country, Vladimir Poteshkin, Russia’s Deputy Transport Minister has stated that direct flights to Tanzania, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia are due to begin before the end of this year. New […]
The Bank of Russia has announced it is suspending trade in the Hong Kong dollar with immediate effect from Thursday, June 13, with the move meaning that settlements on the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) will be suspended. The suspension has come after the United States issued a further round of sanctions on Russia meaning that third-country […]
The Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla has held discussions with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov concerning the development of trade ties in St. Petersburg. The meetings have been held at the same time that a small fleet of Russian warships and support craft have arrived in Havana. Lavrov had visited Cuba in February this […]
A little commented on issue in Western Europe is the significant possibility that Republika Srpska, currently part of Bosnia & Herzegovina (BiH), may shortly declare independence. Part of the former Yugoslavia, Republika Srpska is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located […]
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