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By Rhod Mackenzie

Argentine President Javier Milei has officially refused to join BRICS, an organisation that will be chaired by Russia in 2024. The new Argentine leadership has already taken a number of anti-Russian steps, declaring that it will develop relations with "liberal democracies". What...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The last twelve months will be remembered for Russia's impressive diplomatic victories in Africa. Moscow has achieved significant success in its military, energy, and economic cooperation with African countries, while simultaneously reducing France's influence on its former colon...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Trade turnover between Russia and India will reach $50 billion by the end of 2023, which will be a historical record. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov on Tuesday 26 December during neg...

By Rhod Mackenzie

By the end of 2023, Gazprom will have increased gas supplies to China by 1.5 times compared to last year. The head of the company, Alexei Miller, announced this on 27th December during a working meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"This year, gas supplies to China wil...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that approximately 30 countries plan to establish partnerships with BRICS and strengthen their ties with the association.

On December 26, he addressed the commission of the General Council of United Russia on international coope...

By Davide Montagner

Amid deepening global geopolitical tensions, the recent currency swap agreement between Saudi Arabia and China is the latest in a series of initiatives that seek to put pressure on the dollar’s central role within international trade.

Last month, the People’s Bank of China (P...