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By Rhod Mackenzie

Trade turnover between Russia and China in January-October increased by 27.7% year-on-year to reach $196.48 billion. The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (PRC) reported this on November 7.

As per published data, exports from China to Russia gr...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Europe's commitment to weaning itself off Russian fossil fuels appears to be in name only. Imports of Russian LNG into the European Union have now reached record levels. Spain and Belgium have doubled their purchases.

According to the Centre for German Studies at the Russian I...

By Rhod Mackenzie

This week something strange happened. On November 1st on the calendar - was the official 31st birthday of the European Union which was created based on the 1992 Maastricht Treaty. One would have expected flags to be flying, fireworks to be lighting up the sky, and von der Leyen t...

By Rhod Mackenzie

It has been proposed that twenty-four ships be constructed at Goa Shipyard Ltd, an Indian state-owned shipyard. The ships are intended to operate as part of the " North-South International Transportation Corridor" which goes from Russia to Iran via the Caspian Sea then across tha...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian energy company Gazprom has agreed with China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) and PipeChina to design and construct a pipeline section located in the Far East. The new pipeline will be used to supply Russian gas to China.

Constructing a pipeline tends to be a prolonge...

By Yaroslav Lissovolik

Since its inception in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has transformed ideas into actions, from a vision into reality, and from a general framework into concrete projects. Evaluating the BRI’s accomplishments over the last decade raises questions. How has the BRI ad...