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Russia is processing approvals of nearly 25 Indian fishery companies, with Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal saying the approval will enable them to begin exports to Russia. Moscow aims to address the growing trade imbalance with India during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s trip next month. India’s exports to Russia are worth US$5 billion, while imports […]
Russia will continue supporting its Egyptian partners throughout the life cycle of its nuclear project, including long-term supplies of reactor fuel and maintenance of the nuclear power plant, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the ceremonial installation of the reactor vessel for the El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant, in which he took part via video […]
The Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has announced the decision to close the last remaining Russian Consulate-General in Poland, located in Gdansk. That follows decisions made in October 2024 and May 2025, when Poland closed the Russian consulates in Poznan and Krakow. Polish trade with Russia has been growing. In 2021, bilateral trade had risen […]
Russia is the current chair of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and has been hosting the Council of Heads of Government in Moscow. The Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, chaired the event, while the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, also addressed the attendees. These included China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan, Iran, and Belarus. This is […]
Moscow has been hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of Government Summit, with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, noting that Russia’s trade with SCO members has reached US$409 billion. He stated, “Russia’s trade turnover with SCO countries reached $409 billion in 2024 and continues to grow. Of course, the lion’s share of this is […]
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has held discussions with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, who is visiting Moscow to take part in the annual Heads of Government meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Russia is the current chair. Putin’s comments are prefixed with VP, Li Qiang’s with LQ, and our comments as RPA. This is what […]
Roza LLC, a subsidiary of Iran’s Golrang Industrial Group, is investing in a household chemicals plant in the Lotos Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Astrakhan. The SEZ stated in a press release that “As of November 1, 2025, the overall amount of investment in the project totals ₽1.25 billion, with production planned for 2027. The […]
The Mongolian Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar, who is visiting Moscow to participate in the Annual SCO Heads of Government summit, has stated that opening a Russian bank branch in Mongolia would help facilitate bilateral settlements. He was speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Such a move would pave the way for an as-yet-unnamed Russian bank […]
The Russian and Myanmar Navies have completed their joint ‘Marumex’ 2025 military drills in the Andaman Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry has stated. The drills involved the Marshal Shaposhnikov frigate, a Gremyashchiy corvette, and the Boris Butoma tanker from Russia’s Pacific Fleet, as well as the Muttama landing helicopter dock, Kyansittha frigate, Tabinshwehti corvette, and […]
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the Indian Foreign Minister, in Moscow. Jaishankar is in Russia to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting of Heads of Government. The two ministers discussed various aspects of Russia-India relations and issues on the global agenda, with special attention paid to practical steps towards […]
Russia’s portfolio of arms export contracts with countries in the Middle East and North Africa amounts to tens of billions of dollars, according to Dmitry Shugaev, the head of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation. Speaking at the Dubai Airshow, 2025, He said that “The Middle East, North Africa, and the Near East have traditionally […]
Russia’s Maritime Board Chairman, Nikolai Patrushev, has suggested that India consider establishing shipbuilding and ship repair clusters in Mumbai or Chennai involving Russia, stating that “it is advisable to consider creating shipbuilding and ship repair clusters with Russia’s participation in important economic areas such as Mumbai or Chennai.” He was speaking at the Russian-Indian interdepartmental […]
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