If the practice becomes widespread, another nail will be driven into the coffin of human ties between Russia and the EU
In Russia, the new European Commission (EC) rules on the import of sanctioned goods by Russian citizens has caused quite a stir.
The EU sanctions policy against Russia includes a wide range of measures. These include blocking financial ...
... taking place - and the global South stands to benefit. Africa is the world’s youngest continent and its many nations are developing rapidly.
Investment that reinforces local agency and solidifies development gains is the missing piece of the puzzle. Russia and China have been delivering this independently of each other.
A Chinese rice expert instructs local farmers in a hybrid rice field in Kihanga, Bubanza Province, Burundi, on 29 October 2022 (XINHUA)
Recently, Russia and China promulgated strategic ...
... irreversibly moving towards unity, and the obvious need to jointly confront the terrorist threat would be one of the factors accelerating this dynamic.
Immediately after the air strikes on the towers of the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon, the leaders of Russia and China, as well as the UN Security Council, expressed their full solidarity with the people and government of the United States. Soon, the world community almost unanimously supported the U.S. military operation in Afghanistan with support of ...
Global food security is one of Russia’s national interests
On July 18, 2023, Russia pulled out of the grain deal that had been in effect since July 22, 2022. On July 27-28, 2023, the Russia-Africa Forum was held in Saint Petersburg, followed by the 15
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Extended BRICS summit that ...
An important task for the future for Russia is to sync the EAEU and the BRI, developing a roadmap and pointing to projects that could demonstrate its concrete content
In the 10 years since Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21
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Century Maritime ...
On September 6, 2023, the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Russian Federation hosted a conference on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative
On September 6, 2023, the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Russian Federation hosted a conference on the occasion of the 10
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Like Russia, India is likely to resist the evolution of the international system towards a rigid U.S.-China bipolarity since such an evolution would inevitably deprive New Delhi of the freedom of manoeuvring that it enjoys now
Recently there have been many ...
The past year and a half may represent a turning point in relations between Russia and Asia. For Moscow, strengthening relations with regional powers and their economies has become not so much a choice as a necessity. The desire of the West to inflict economic and military defeat on Russia has led to a rapid rupture of many ties ...
The South Africa summit showed how the non-Western group will evolve over the coming years
Speaking at the end of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reassured those wondering what the acronym would sound like after the addition of six new letters:
"Everyone is in favour of keeping the name the same, it has already become a brand"
. Whether he knew ...
... that the overwhelming majority of observers hardly noticed the development of many other issues on the agenda. However, today we will focus exclusively on those points that, in this author’s opinion, will have a decisive influence on the essence of Russia’s upcoming BRICS chairmanship.
Starting January 1, 2024, Russia will already be dealing with a completely different BRICS; as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, this is already a whole football team. Incidentally, the beginning of the ...