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Work on a long-planned shipping route connecting Russia with the Middle East and South Asia is moving forward as sanctions-hit Moscow seeks alternative markets for its products, creating a wide-ranging geopolitical ripple effects.

The 7,200-kilometer International North-South Transport Corridor wi...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The EU is allocating money to create a new transport corridor through Central Asia, bypassing Russia. The new route is their a competitor to the Chinese “One Belt, One Road” project. Brussels does not hide the fact that these plans are directed specifically against Russia. Will...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The dispute between Azerbaijan and the European Union structures is escalating. The Azerbaijani delegation has suspended work in PACE, and there have been leaks about Baku's intention to leave the Council of Europe. This situation is also linked to Russia's interests in the South...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is scheduled to participate in the upcoming meeting of foreign ministers from Caspian countries which will take place in Moscow on December 5th.

As stated by Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry,...

By Ksenia Loginova

Baku has increased gas supplies to Hungary. By the end of the year, it is planned to pump 100 million cubic meters of blue fuel into the European country. In addition, Budapest wants to purchase 50 million cubic meters of gas for gas storage facilities. Against the backdrop of a...