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Last week, President Vladimir Putin outlined the conditions for the return of foreign companies and stated that only those who did not harm the businesses they were leaving behind, but handed it over safely to Russian management, can return.

Some foreign companies that exited the Russian market ov...

The former Bridgestone plant, one of the most modern tyre manufacturing plants in Russia, has been relaunched in the Ulyanovsk Region. It has become part of the Russian tyre holding Cordiant. The facility will produce both mass-market tires under the Cordiant brand and the premium Gislaved range. So...

France is facing yet a significant challenge as one of its key cultural and commercial assets, the renowned French luxury drink cognac, is at risk of financial destruction. The French cognac producers  have expressed concerns that their industry is on the brink of destruction. This situation is unfo...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The EU countries plus the UK having expended significant quantities of ammunition in support of Ukraine,  concluded that it was time to replenish supplies. However,they have discovered that this is not going to be not be a simple task in practice. In the process of remilitarisati...

The US president Donald Trump's has stated that the US has a new  objective and that is to surpass Russia in the number of icebreakers it has in service. Now that is going to be one enomous task as Russia is the global leader in this field, with the US's fleet comprising only two very old vessels bo...

In the context of its ongoing trade tensions with Washington, Beijing has prioritised collaboration with Moscow, particularly in the agro-industrial sector.Historically, the United States and Canada were the primary suppliers of wheat to China. However, the country has recently diversified its impor...