SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Alexey Poroshin
The choice of six new countries to join the BRICS five is not accidental. Egypt is an old ally of Russia, which has the largest army in Africa. Russia has a long history of cooperation with Ethiopia. It is the largest state on the continent in terms of population: 123 million pe...
By Dmitry Alekseev
The mutual trade turnover of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in national and friendly currencies in 2023 will amount to 90%, the Russian Foreign Ministry predicts. The department is confident that dollars, euros and yen are unreliable currencies, and the implementation of EAE...
By Alena Nefedova and Valentin Loginov
Russia is ready to supply up to 1 million tons of grain at reduced prices through Turkey to the World's poorest countries , however it is counting on Qatar's help to do this. Plus this will not be an alternative to the Black Sea agreement. Vladimir Putin sta...
By Anna Koroleva
The Turkish president is going to discuss with the Russian president a return to the grain deal on new terms. The UN has indeed put forward proposals that look attractive, but the organization's ability to enforce them is questionable. Russia will outline its priorities at the mee...
By Viktoria Panova
On August 24, 2023, the BRICS summit in Johannesburg ended, its overall significance will be realized later - currently there are too many variables at stake - but nevertheless, it is already possible to put aside the first emotions and evaluate the obvious consequences of the...
By Olga Samofalova
India is promising to drastically cut its purchases of Russian oil as the price of Middle Eastern oil has become more attractive. It would be a major blow for Russia to lose such a large buyer, and particularly given the current sanctions. However, analysts are confident that...
