Russia
Putin warns allowing Ukraine to hit inside Russia with Western missiles will bring Nato into the war
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a stark warning on September 12, saying allowing Ukraine to strike targets deep in Russia using Western supplied missiles will bring Nato into the war in direct confrontation with Russia.
Russia's budget oil breakeven price world’s second lowest as oil revenues recover
The Institute of International Finance (IIF) has forecast a decrease in Russia’s fiscal breakeven oil price (the amount to balance the external current account) to $77 per barrel by 2025, supported by a recovery in oil and gas revenues.
STOLYPIN: A covert campaign rooted in misapprehension
The first ever joint public event by the heads of the CIA and Britain's SIS – better known as MI6 – saw them address a wide range of topics, from Iran and AI to, predictably enough, Russia.
KSE: Russia’s overheating economy increasingly hard to manage
KSE Institute has released its new August Russia Chartbook “Russia’s Overheating Economy Increasingly Hard To Manage.” The Russian government’s efforts to maintain macroeconomic stability are facing growing challenges.
US and UK pledge $2.3bn in aid to Ukraine, but no breakthrough on long-range missile strike permission
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on September 12, unveiling a combined aid package of $2.3bn to support Ukraine’s ongoing fight against Russia.
Central Asia is a big winner from the Ukraine war
The outbreak of war has caused devastation in Ukraine and recession in Europe, but Russia has boomed and the spillover effects means Central Asia is enjoying its strongest trade surpluses since independence and is undergoing a manufacturing boom.
Hard to make and inefficient to use, hydrogen won’t save the climate
The numbers simply don't add up. It is predicted that 390mn tonnes of hydrogen will be required annually worldwide by 2050 but today a total of about 2.5mn tonnes is being produced worldwide and investors are shying away from the business.
MACRO ADVISORY: EU aluminium market and aluminium from Russia
The EU is toying with the idea of slapping sanctions on one of Russia’s most important exports to Europe: aluminium. If it happens, the end of aluminium deliveries to Europe could cause prices to spike and drive smaller companies out of business.
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Berlin upsets Kremlin plan to deliver Turkey’s first nuclear plant by blocking parts supply
Announcing delays, Turkish energy minister says Russia’s Rosatom has turned to China to source required components. Non-delivery could be sanctions issue.
Russia pressing Central Asian states to embrace nuclear power
Hoping to drum up some much-needed cash to help fuel the Kremlin’s war effort in Ukraine, Rosatom, Russia’s state-controlled nuclear entity, is hyping atomic energy as a “green” solution to Central Asia’s power problems.
Poland busts cyber-espionage ring set up by Russia and Belarus
Ring had attacked the state news agency PAP and planned further actions.
MOL reaches agreements securing Druzhba crude deliveries
Hungarian oil and gas company MOL has concluded agreements to secure the continuous transport of crude through the Druzhba (Friendship) pipeline through Belarus and Ukraine to Hungary and Slovakia.
Russia doesn’t like growing US economic role in Central Asia, but seems powerless to stop it
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Saudi crown prince meets Russian foreign minister amid Ukraine talks speculation
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Riyadh on September 9, as speculation grows about potential Ukraine peace talks in the Kingdom.
Russia's overheating has peaked, says CBR September macroeconomic survey
The Russian economy’s overheating has officially peaked and growth will slow from here as the non-monetary policy methods adopted at the start of this month start to take effect, according to the Central Bank of Russia.
Russian children will now be taught trench digging in schools
Russian high schools are introducing a new class that will teach skills such as as digging trenches, identifying various types of combat wounds, providing first aid, and classifying different weapons and hazardous substances.
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Russian drone enters Romanian airspace
Romania's foreign ministry called for Russia to stop its "irresponsible escalation" of the security situation, including at the border between Romania and Ukraine.
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Iran-Russia tensions rise over Armenian corridor
Iran has firmly restated its opposition to the proposed Zangezur corridor, which would connect Azerbaijan to its exclave of Nakhchivan through Armenian territory.
Iranian president to meet Russia’s Putin at BRICS summit
Iran's new President Masoud Pezeshkian is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin during the upcoming BRICS summit in Kazan this October, bne IntelliNews has learned.
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Nicaragua lauds RT chief Simonyan after fresh US sanctions over disinformation scheme
Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo has sent a message of solidarity to RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan, following the recent imposition of US sanctions against Russian media operatives accused of running a disinformation scheme.