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By Rhod Mackenzie
Turkey has asked to join the BRICS. The matter will be addressed at the forthcoming meeting of the BRICS Foreign Ministers in Nizhny Novgorod. Turkey has asked to join the BRICS. and what consequences could this lead to?
During his visit to China, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Some European countries are calling for a complete refusal of Russian energy resources, while others are increasing their purchases. Which countries are we referring to? How can this apparent contradiction be explained? And what other resources from Russia does Europe suddenly re...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Since March 2022, more than one and a half thousand foreign companies have left Russia. The list included major producers of electronics, clothing, furniture and cosmetics. Some stopped all operations, others sold assets to local entrepreneurs for next to nothing. Others took a w...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The differing approaches of Western political and business leaders to the current situation with Russia illustrate the varying levels of risk that each party is willing to accept. The Financial Times recently published an article that highlighted the shift in Western business's a...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The global geopolitical crisis has had a significant impact on the export of Russian mineral fertilisers due to export restrictions and logistical difficulties. However, producers have already been able to adapt to the new conditions, and in 2023, the volume of fertilizer product...
By Rhod Maceknzie
Uzbekistan has become the third country that Vladimir Putin will visit after his inauguration. Moscow and Tashkent are engaged in a process of intensifying collaboration across a range of sectors, including economic and social-humanitarian areas. The expert community views the re...
