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By Rhod Mackenzie

The representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have proposed a limitation on the powers of the Georgian delegation, and have even threatened to expel the delegation from the Council of Europe. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has issued a statem...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russian and China who are members of both the SCO,BRICS  plus being large trading partners really need to sign off on the deal for both the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline and some long term contracts for the Russian Arctic LNG as this would solve a number of the potential energy sup...

In 2024, for the first time,a large number of African and Asian countries accounted for over 74% of Russia's agricultural exports. Industry analysts see very positive prospects for the development of these markets in the future as their populations grow. While the limited availability of European ma...

The past year has seen significant changes in Russia's foreign trade turnover. Sanctions and geopolitical instability compelled the economy to adapt to wholly new circumstances. Notwithstanding these challenges, export volumes demonstrated growth, rising by 0.5% to reach $278 billion. Russian suppli...

The BRICS partner countries will officially assume this status on 1 January 2025, according to confirmation from the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Andrei Rudenko,. According to him the total number listed is thirteen.
Lets look first at  Asia in addition to Thailand, Malaysia a...

Prior to even taking up residence in the White House, Donald Trump the new-old US president has made  the statement that is tantamount to  declare a currency and trade war with the countries who are members of the BRICS countries. I know Trump is used to making outlandish and outragious statement bu...