Russian oil companies experienced payment delays for crude oil and fuel of up to several months. According to Reuters, this is due to several banks in China, Turkey, and the UAE being afraid of secondary sanctions. However, experts suggest that the situation is not critical.
Eight sources cited by...
By Rajiv Bhatia
On 1 January 2024, the chairship of BRICS shifted from South Africa to Russia, with a full agenda in tow. BRICS, a multilateral forum of five nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – made history by accepting the applications of six other states – Argentina, Saudi...
The alliance between Russia, China, and Iran poses a significant threat to the United States and its allies. According to The Economist magazine, the sanctions imposed by Western states have united these countries against a 'common enemy.' They advocate for a multipolar world that is no longer domin...
Thanks to the Bloomberg, Kepler, and Reuters information agencies, its relatively easy to monitor the movement of Russian oil online. They also allow people to study weekly supply volumes by consumer countries and shipping destinations, as well as prices, discounts, refuseniks, and new markets. The...
By Yaroslav Lissovolik
One of the interesting BRICS-related developments in the course of this month was the release of a poll conducted by Gallup International with ROMIR agency conducting the Russian part of this poll. The poll was conducted in 44 countries of the world to reveal the attitudes o...
Russia took the rotating presidency of the BRICS group in 2024. Yury Ushakov, Russian presidential foreign policy aide, granted TASS an interview in which he previewed Moscow’s priorities, prospects for BRICS development and expansion, and commented on the West’s attempts to impede the association’s...