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Vladimir Putin has given the annual plenary speech at the St.Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). The main basis for his speech was all Russian domestic policy, in which he discussed the Russian Economy, Monetary Policy, Employment, Education, Tax and Funding Policies, Tourism and Recycling, Russia’s Investment Climate, Technological Development and Funding, Digitization, Foreign Trade, Defence […]
A new cryptocurrency token designed to allow cross-border payments to avoid western financial sanctions on Russia has moved some US$9.3billion on a dedicated crypto exchange in just four months since it was launched, according to the Financial Times. Described as the first stablecoin pegged to the Russian ruble, the A7A5 token was officially launched in […]
Russia and Cuba are working on the creation of a logistics center based at Mariel Port, according to Tatyana Mashkova, Director General of the National Committee for Economic Cooperation with Latin American Countries (NC SESLA). Mariel Port is located 45 km from Havana, the capital of Cuba, in a sheltered deep-water bay. It is located […]
Russia’s FESCO Transport Group intends to set up transport and logistics hubs in China and India, according to FESCO’s Vice President for Finance, Leonid Zvyagintsev. The hubs will be used to transport goods both within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries and to Africa. Zvyagintsev said that FESCO has initiated the transition to digital veterinary […]
Russia’s Nordwind Airlines has requested permission from Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) for flight clearance from Moscow to Pyongyang, North Korea. Permission is being sought for flights up to two times a week. There are currently no direct flights between the capitals of Russia and North Korea. Flight times between Moscow and Pyongyang direct would be […]
Russia and Mali have signed an agreement of cooperation concerning the use of nuclear energy, following the visit of Mali’s transitional president, Assimi Goita, to Russia. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin had previously ordered the signing of agreements between the Russian government and the governments of Mali and Burkina Faso on cooperation in the peaceful use of […]
The Iran conflict has escalated and is introducing logistics problems for Russians and other foreigners in the Middle East region, with the impact being felt from Egypt, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Qatar, while also affecting onwards transit to India, China and other Asian destinations. Russian logistics companies are seeing delays in the […]
There has been a significant increase in cargo and passenger flows at the Kraskino checkpoint on the border of Primorsky Krai with China, according to FGKU Rosgranstroy, the government agency that monitors cross-border vehicle traffic. Compared to 2024, the number of vehicles crossing at Kraskino increased by 45% in the January-May period. This included 19,000 trucks, 6,000 buses and 187,000 individuals who […]
The Russian Ministry of Transport has said that it expects that the law on the use of unmanned vehicles on Russian roads will be adopted as early as 2026 and enter into force in Q3 2027, according to Andrey Nikitin, the Deputy Minister. Nitikin said that “We are currently preparing the text of the law […]
The Russian President is to hold meetings with the Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi in Moscow to discuss the latest developments as concerns the Israeli and American attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities on Saturday (June 21). There have been disputed accounts over the actual damage caused, with US President Donald Trump declaring “a complete success” […]
Russia’s Rosatom has stated that the proposed ‘Large Nuclear Power Project’ in Uzbekistan needs to be reconfigured to attain the maximum operational benefits. This includes the construction of two VVER-1000 power units with a possible increase to four, according to the company. Rosatom and Uzbekistan agreed during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum to look […]
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has discussed Russian-Kazakh cooperation in the electricity and oil and gas sectors with Kazakh First Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar, while Rosatom has signed a framework agreement for an NPP in Kazakhstan. We summarize these developments as follows: Oil & Gas Transit Novak and Skylar discussed the terms for Russian oil […]
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