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By Rhod Mackenzie

Trade between India and Russia reached a record $54.7 billion. The majority of this volume comes from Russian exports. As a result, the Russian Federation has accumulated rupees, which are difficult to convert. The solution to this problem is increasingly being cited as reinvestm...

By Vitaly Trofimov

In 2024, Russia will hold the presidency of BRICS, an international organization that has emerged from the quadrilateral format of economic cooperation. Over the past 18 years, it has become an alternative to the G7 and a prototype of the future world order.

During an internat...

By Rhod Mackenzie

General Prabowo Subianto is set to become the new president of Indonesia, the World's largest Muslim country. Russia and Indonesia share similar views on international conflicts, and Subianto himself has referred to the Russian people as friends. He has also proposed a plan for a...

By Rhod Mackenzie

According to the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Russia's primary objective in global trade is to establish a long term partnership with China. Lavrov believes that the 75-year relationship between Russia and China is currently at its best level in history.

Alexander Ba...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that de-dollarization is occurring globally, including Russia's bilateral relations with other countries.
It is important to clarify the objectives we have set for ourselves. According to Lavrov, the tasks are aimed at ensuring...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russian nuclear scientists have begun an important stage in the implementation of a project that could change the balance of power in the global energy sector.
Rosatom has started the installation of the world's first naturally safe lead-cooled fast neutron reactor. This reactor...