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Putin Meets With Republika Srpska President As EU Loses Energy Sovereignty Over Eastern Europe

The Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Milorad Dodik, the President of Republika Srpska, the want-away region of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday (April 1). The timing is interesting as the European Union has just lost effective sovereignty over Eastern European energy supplies, with implications for the erstwhile Republic. Republika Srpska Dodik represents a region […]

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India, Russia, Conduct Navy Military Exercises In The Bay Of Bengal

Asia, India, Security

India and Russia have launched annual joint naval exercises in the Bay of Bengal, designed to strengthen their defence cooperation. The Indra Navy 2025 exercises involve a wide range of activities, including communication training, maneuvering in formation, and artillery firing against sea and air targets. The Russian ships participating are the corvettes ‘Rezkiy’ and ‘Hero

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Why Russia Won’t Invade Europe: There’s Too Much Debt, Too Little Trade, And Limited Assets

Economy, Russian Market, Security, Trade

Western media has been full of numerous European Heads of State asking for increased military budgets to spend in order to repel a Russian invasion. These have mainly appeared to be based on the situation in Ukraine, which has largely been sold to the Western public as an unwarranted invasion to order to gain unspecified

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Russia’s 2024 Current Account Surplus Up 26% On Previous Year

China, Economy, Exports, Imports, Russian Market, Trade

The Bank of Russia has released 2024 statistics showing that the current account surplus of the balance of payments of Russia for the year amounted to US$62.3 billion. That is US$12.8 billion, or 26.0% more than in 2023 (US$49.4 billion). The Central Bank had previously estimated the current account surplus for last year at US$53.8

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Russia, Kazakhstan and China To Discuss Irtysh River Freight Development

China, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market, Trade

The Irtysh River originates in the Xinjiang Province of China and flows north-west across Lake Zaisan in Kazakhstan, meeting the Ishim and Tobol Rivers before merging with the Ob River in Western Siberia. The total length of the Irtysh across China, Kazakhstan and Russia is 4,248 kilometres, and it is navigable for 3,784 kilometres, from

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President Putin’s Speech About Russian Arctic Development: Content and Analysis

Economy, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russia's Belt & Road, Russian Market, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin gave the Plenary Speech at the 6th International Arctic Forum, which was held in Murmansk on 26/27 March. The event was subtitled “The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue.” Putin’s speech concentrated on very specific Russian Arctic development issues, including investment, infrastructure needs, incentives and the opportunities. Clearly, Moscow is putting huge

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Murmansk’s New Lavna Port Ready For Operations: To Service Belarus and Baltic Sea Ports To Far East Asia

Agriculture, Asia, China, Exports, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia’s Lavna Port on the Western shore of the Kola Bay in Murmansk is now ready for operations, with the commissioning work on the construction of the first stage now completed, and the terminal is ready for launch, according to Andrey Chibis, the Chairman of the State Council Commission on the Northern Sea Route and

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Russia Continues Great African Shipping Expedition In The Indian Ocean

Africa, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment

After completion of the planned scientific research work in the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) of several Northwest African countries, the Russian Scientific Research Vessel (NIS) STM Atlantis has completed a voyage to the southwestern Indian Ocean to continue work in Mozambique’s EEZ, according to the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO). An Exclusive

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India Delivers Grapes To Russia’s Consumer Market Via Shanghai & Vladivostok

BRICS, Imports, India, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport

Russia’s FESCO transport has delivered refrigerated Indian grapes to the Russian consumer market for the first time, replacing EU sourcing markets, while continuing to buy grapes from Central Asia. The 80-tonne shipment was loaded into four forty-foot refrigerated containers at the Indian exporter’s warehouse. The consignment was then transported to the Nava Sheva port near

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Russia’s 2024 Median Salary Growth Was The Highest Since 2018

Economy, Finance, Russian Market

The Russian salary growth rate in 2024 was the highest in the past six years amid increased competition for potential workers. Overall, the median salary offered in Russia increased by 18%, from ₽65,400 in January 2024 to ₽77,200 in January 2025, according to Maria Ignatova of the Human Resources analytical agency HH Help. That equates

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