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July 16, 2021 by Russia Briefing

Russia, China Celebrate ‘Perfect Example Of Bilateral Cooperation’

Russian-Chinese relations have reached an unprecedentedly high level, according to the Russian and Chinese Foreign Ministers Sergey Lavrov and Wang Yi in remarks dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Russian-Chinese Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation. The text of that original document can be found here.
July 15, 2021 by Russia Briefing

Russia To Agree New 20 Year Cooperation Deal With Iran?

Just a few months after Tehran achieved some level of trade and economic security with China, with a 25-year cooperation agreement being signed, Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow has said that the text of a 20-year agreement with Russia has been completed, covering political, security, military, defense, and economic cooperation.
July 14, 2021 by Russia Briefing

Negotiations Underway Between Russia & India Over EAEU Free Trade Agreement

Moscow is interested in getting the negotiation process underway between India and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on the free trade zone, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar last week.
July 13, 2021 by Russia Briefing

Russia To Begin Naval Operations At Port Sudan

By Chris Devonshire-Ellis North African base will provide military support for BRI shipping along the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean Sudan will shortly ratify an agreement with Russia on the establishment of a Russian Navy base on its territory, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after the talks with his Sudanese counterpart Mariam al-Mahdi[…..]
July 12, 2021 by Russia Briefing

Russia To Introduce New Consumer Tariff Laws

Russia is poised to introduce a unified tariff legislation, covering specific service commodities such as housing and communal services, electricity, gas supply, communications, and rail transport. A draft has already been approved.
July 7, 2021 by Russia Briefing

Russia Expels US Dollar From Its National Wealth Fund

Holding of USD Now Zero After Dumping Remaining 35% Russia has eliminated US currency from its National Wealth Fund while boosting the share of the euro, the Chinese RMB, and gold reserves, the Finance Ministry announced on Tuesday.
July 7, 2021 by Russia Briefing

Russia Prepares To Militarily Administer Afghanistan To Support China’s Afghanistan Belt And Road Initiative

Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis In the wake of the United States somewhat ignominious withdrawal from Afghanistan this past few days, activity has stepped up on Russia’s side to try and prevent a total collapse of the country into civil war and impacting on neighboring states, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and Turkmenistan. China also has a small[…..]
July 6, 2021 by Russia Briefing

Russia, Indonesia Looking At EAEU Free Trade Cooperation Sectors

Hi-Tech, transport, IT, computing, and Infrastructure all on the free trade agenda Russia welcomes the restart of the talks between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Indonesia on the free trade zone creation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a news conference after the talks with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi today (July 6).
July 2, 2021 by Russia Briefing

Companies Operating Websites With Over 500,000 Daily Views In Russia Must Now Establish A Russian Legal Presence

Russia has signed into law regulations obliging large foreign IT companies to open branches or representative offices in Russia. Foreign owners of internet resources with a daily audience of 500,000 Russian users, must create branches, open representative offices, or establish legal entities in Russia, starting from January 1, 2022 to comply. According to the new[…..]
July 1, 2021 by Russia Briefing

Russian Rail Freight Volumes Increase Jan-May 2021

Russian rail freight volumes are double that of the United States Freight transport turnover in Russia in January-May 2021 increased by 3.7% year-on-year and amounted to 2.3 trillion tonne-kilometers (t/km), according to the Russian Statistics Agency.