News - RUSSIA'S PIVOT TO ASIA

March 11, 2026

India Immediately Increases Purchases Of Russian Oil

India has begun immediate imports of Russian crude as it gains secondary tariff exemptions from Washington. India’s growth is a major global economic driver and without it, Western economies will feel even more fiscal pressure. India and the United States signed a trade agreement last month as Washington looks to increase its India supply chains as it diminishes its Chinese ties and cannot afford to have both economies stalling at the same time.

March 11, 2026

Georgia Illustrates Caucasian Resolve By Increasing Russian Fuel Supplies

Georgia, like several other Caucasus and Eurasian countries, has evaluated its energy security in the wake of the Iranian conflict and is to increase supplies of fuel from Russia. Their situation is vastly different from Europe which is cut off from Middle Eastern supplies, is politically estranged from Russia and is coming under increasing Ukrainian supply chain chokeholds as Kiev wields economic leverage over the EU and is capable of causing immense political support damage.

March 10, 2026

Russian Commodity Gains & Losses As A Result Of The Iran War

The media coverage of the spill-over consequences of the military conflict in the Middle East has concentrated on energy shortages, and especially in the immediate region and Europe. However, there are numerous other commodities impacted as well. In this article we describe the benefits and problems this has brought to Russia – and other Eurasian and global actors. We discuss these in detail.

March 9, 2026

Latest Russian Fuel Price Increases & Domestic Market Trends

Russian fuel prices have also risen due to the situation in Iran but are expected to return to normal due to replacement from domestic supplies. However there remain some Middle East supply chain and processing bottlenecks. We examine the supply chain trends.

March 9, 2026

South Korea’s Sinokor Shipping Company To Use New Vladivostok Routes

South Korea’s Sinokor Shipping has added a new China route using Vladivostok in the Russian Far East. The company is the largest Korean shipper operating in Russia, with the new route taking in Busan, Vladivostok, Xiamen, Hong Kong, Shekou and Haiphong.

March 8, 2026

Russian Tourists Now Spend More Overseas Than Europeans On Foreign Vacations

Russian overseas tourists now spend more on their foreign holidays than European visitors do. A combination of higher purchasing power, disposable income and other factors mean the wealth spending factor is now with the Russians. We explain the reasons why this is so.

March 8, 2026

Decision Made To Send Russian LNG Supplies Earmarked For Europe To Growth Markets In Asia

Russia has made the decision to redirect most of its EU-bound LNG supplies to Asia ahead of the EU’s planned 2027 termination as it wishes to develop new markets instead of concentrate on declining markets. It is unfortunate for the EU that this also coincides with EU energy supply chain problems with the Middle East.

March 8, 2026

Mongolia Chooses Main Cross-Border Route For Eurasian Economic Union Trade

Mongolia has determined which of its cross-border routes to Russia will handle the bulk of Mongolia-Eurasian Economic Union multilateral trade and is working on expending facilities to cope with demand. The related free trade agreement should be ratified later this year.

March 8, 2026

Russian Far East Port Gains Permission To Export Fish To Brazil

Russia’s Vladivostok-based Vladmorrybport has won permission to export Pollock to Brazil with the first shipment being prepared.

March 7, 2026

The FIFA World Cup Finals & US Political Risk—All National Teams

With the FIFA World Cup Soccer Finals due to start in just 100 days, and the world in conflict and turmoil, we look at each of the tournaments participating countries, their relations with the United States, and examine just how likely calls for cancellation, boycotting or even completing the event as planned actually are.

March 6, 2026

Sri Lanka Eyes BRICS

Sri Lanka has stated it is interested in joining the BRICS group as views it ‘as a platform to spur its economic growth.’
Neighbouring India is the 2026 BRICS chair and will host annual BRICS summit in late summer. It is possible Sri Lanka could be invited to become a partner nation.

March 6, 2026

Russia, Central African Republic Bilateral Relations: March 2026 Update

Russia’s President Putin has met with the Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera in Moscow. The two sides discussed bilateral cooperation, including security, economic ties, and humanitarian issues, also signing an agreement to establish an Intergovernmental Commission for Trade, Economic, Scientific, and Technical Cooperation.

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