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Macron Gets Aggressive As France Seeks Revenge For Niger & Mali Exits

Update: April 13, 2024: French Foreign Legion arrives in Ukraine The first group of French Foreign Legion mercenaries have arrived at the Ukrainian military HQ in Slavyansk in Donetsk, according to the Telegram channel Military Chronicle. An initial group of 100 soldiers have arrived in the city, which is controlled by Kiev. It includes artillery […]

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Vietnam Planning To Join BRICS

BRICS, Trade

Vietnam is actively working on a bid to join the BRICS group, according to Hanoi’s embassy in Russia. The country has yet to make a decision on a formal membership bid, although it is establishing a framework for BRICS participation and a potential request to join the group. Hanoi has not yet said if Vietnam

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India’s UDM Nestors Investing in Dairy Production In Izhevsk SEZ

BRICS, Foreign Investment

UDM Nestors LLC plans to invest ₽946 million (US$10.1 million) in the construction of a milk processing plant in the Izhevsk special economic zone (SEZ) that is being created in Udmurtia, the regional government said in an order posted on its website. The project is expected to be operational by 2028 and is the most

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Russia Could Become India’s Largest Wheat Supplier in 2024 / 25

BRICS, Trade

Due to the current high potential of the 2024 harvest, existing reserves and competitive prices, Russia will be able to become a leading supplier of wheat to India, according to the Rusagrotrans analytical center, following an analysis of the Indian grain market. Rusagrotrans stated in an interview with Interfax that “If the wheat harvest in

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Russia Looks To Africa For Seafood Supply Chains

BRICS, Trade

Russia’s Federal Fisheries Agency Rosrybolovstvo is preparing an expedition to study the fish stocks of African countries, which together with African partners, could begin in Q2 2024, Rosrybolovstvo head Ilya Shestakov said at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin on Monday (April 8). Putin gave the order to organize the expedition following the conclusion of

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Top EU Court Rules In Favour Of Returning Sanctioned Russian Assets

Economy, Finance, Foreign Investment

EU sanctions mechanism “was not legally transparent” In a case that may lead to unprecedented legal claims in the EU, a top EU court has annulled sanctions against billionaires Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven, finding there was insufficient evidence the two oligarchs backed Russia’s conflict against Ukraine. The EU’s General Court concluded that the EU

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China’s RMB Yuan Replacing US Dollar on Russia’s Forex Market

China, Economy, Finance

Trading of Chinese RMB Yuan on Russia’s foreign exchange market hit an all-time high in March, the Bank of Russia (CBR) reported in its financial risk review on Monday (April 8). Russia’s shift away from major Western currencies started with the US and EU sanctions imposed on the country over the Ukraine conflict. The financial

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Russia & China To Develop Mutual “Supply Chain Stability”

BRICS, China, Trade

China and Russia have stated their aims to maintain “industrial supply chain stability” after Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov reinforced calls for their two countries to work more closely together against “hegemonism”, in a statement released by the Chinese foreign ministry. Russia has been intensely sanctioned by Western powers

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Thinktank: Do The United States & Europe Have A Gameplan For Dealing With Russia?

Economy, Finance, Trade

Russia’s Pivot to Asia sat down last week with a highly experienced group of people, including high-profile China and Asia experts, an American banker, and Russian academics. The question on the table: “Does the west have a game plan for Russia?” First, about the attendees. All are well known in their fields and government influential.

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Complimentary Russia’s Pivot To Asia 2024 Business Guide

BRICS, China, Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Finance, Foreign Investment, Trade

Russia’s Pivot to Asia have published our first annual Russia’s Pivot to Asia Guide, in Russian. It is a 300-page full colour PDF with maps and graphics that details Russia’s 2024 trade and development with 80 countries, in addition to evaluating new supply chain routes such as the INSTC and the NSR, and Russia’s developments

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