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Featured June 24, 2025

Russia’s Nordwind Requests Permission To Fly Moscow–Pyongyang

Russia’s Nordwind Airlines has requested permission from Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) for flight clearance from Moscow to Pyongyang, North Korea. Permission is being sought for flights up to two times a week. There are currently no direct flights between the capitals of Russia and North Korea. Flight times between Moscow and Pyongyang direct would be […]

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Featured June 23, 2025

Primorsky Krai – China Freight Vehicle Crossings Near North Korea Increase 45% In 2025

There has been a significant increase in cargo and passenger flows at the Kraskino checkpoint on the border of Primorsky Krai with China, according to FGKU Rosgranstroy, the government agency that monitors cross-border vehicle traffic. Compared to 2024, the number of vehicles crossing at Kraskino increased by 45% in the January-May period. This included 19,000 trucks, 6,000 buses and 187,000 individuals who […]

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June 23, 2025

Russian Laws on Self-Driving Vehicles to Be Adopted for Use in 2027

The Russian Ministry of Transport has said that it expects that the law on the use of unmanned vehicles on Russian roads will be adopted as early as 2026 and enter into force in Q3 2027, according to Andrey Nikitin, the Deputy Minister. Nitikin said that “We are currently preparing the text of the law […]

June 22, 2025

Russia, Uzbekistan Reconfigure Nuclear Power Projects To Larger Units

Russia’s Rosatom has stated that the proposed ‘Large Nuclear Power Project’ in Uzbekistan needs to be reconfigured to attain the maximum operational benefits. This includes the construction of two VVER-1000 power units with a possible increase to four, according to the company. Rosatom and Uzbekistan agreed during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum to look […]

June 22, 2025

Russia and Kazakhstan Discuss OPEC+, Oil and Gas Transit & Nuclear Power Developments

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has discussed Russian-Kazakh cooperation in the electricity and oil and gas sectors with Kazakh First Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar, while Rosatom has signed a framework agreement for an NPP in Kazakhstan. We summarize these developments as follows: Oil & Gas Transit Novak and Skylar discussed the terms for Russian oil […]

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June 22, 2025

Russia Proposes Floating Nuclear Power Plant for Indonesia

Russia’s Rosatom state nuclear energy corporation is discussing the possibility of constructing nuclear power plants with Indonesia, proposing to build a floating nuclear power plant at the first stage and a high-power nuclear power plant at the second stage, according to Rosatom Deputy CEO Andrei Nikipelov. According to Nikipelov, taking into account Indonesia’s geographical location as an island archipelago, […]

June 22, 2025

Russia and China Strike New Far Eastern Gas Agreements

Russia’s Gazprom has signed new agreements with its Chinese partners to construct and operate the cross-border section of the Far Eastern gas export route to China. The “Agreement on Design, Construction, and Commissioning of Section 2 Commissioning” and the “Operational Agreement” were signed with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and PipeChina. These govern the cooperation between […]

June 22, 2025

FESCO Launches Russia – South Africa Shipping Routes

Russia’s FESCO transport group has launched a container transport service between Russia and the port of Durban in South Africa, according to German Maslov, vice president of FESCO’s line and logistics division. For exports to South Africa, FESCO organizes shipments from Novorossiysk and St. Petersburg via its own ships to India’s Nhava Sheva port (Mumbai), […]

June 21, 2025

Russia, Bahrain to Create Middle East Grain Distribution Hub

Russia and Bahrain are creating a hub for Russian wheat shipments, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday (June 20). He stated that “Together with our friends from Bahrain, we are going to create a whole hub for shipping wheat from Russia. Many Arabic countries are interested in […]

June 21, 2025

International Commodity & Futures Exchange Combining Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, India, Iran & China Launched

Multiple Eurasian commodity and futures exchanges have signed a declaration on establishing the International Association of Commodity and Futures Exchanges. This new association is intended to become a platform for interaction among commodity and futures exchanges from EAEU+, SCO, and BRICS+ countries. This will enable coordinated policies for developing organized commodity markets. Participants include the […]

June 21, 2025

Wildberries & Russ Eying the African Consumer Market

Wildberries & Russ, Russia’s version of Amazon, is preparing to enter Africa, according to CEO Robert Mirzoyan. He was speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) and said, “For us, the main priorities now are to strengthen our positions in the countries where we already operate and to launch in the countries of […]