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Russia’s Economy
Trade Reaches $228 Billion and New Gas Project Takes Centre Stage in Putin–Xi Talks
BEIJING (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China on 19–20 May has become one of Moscow’s most significant...
The US Extends Oil Waivers for Asian Importers of Russian Crude for a Third Time
NEW YORK (Realist English). The administration of US President Donald Trump has extended temporary waivers for Russian oil supplies for...
Oil rocks the ruble: dollar holds at 73, Central Bank waits for June 19 to decide fate of key rate
MOSCOW (Realist English). Over the past ten days, Russia's financial market has shown paradoxical resilience. Despite the resumption of foreign currency...
State Duma allows Putin to deploy troops to protect Russians abroad
MOSCOW (Realist English). The past week has been marked by personnel changes in the leadership of border regions. President Vladimir Putin...
Russia’s budget received 650 billion rubles in oil and gas revenues in May
MOSCOW (Realist English). May 2026 brought record oil and gas revenues to the Russian federal budget — around 650 billion...
Collapse of Small Business in Russia and Frozen Investments: Central Bank Records Drop in Demand as Enterprises Prepare for Layoffs
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Russian economy is entering May 2026 in a phase of so-called "overcooling." Tight monetary policy, tax changes,...
Oil hurricane lifts ruble: dollar falls to 75, Urals jumps to $116
MOSCOW (Realist English). April became the most triumphant month for the ruble in the last three years. Against the backdrop of...
Steel demand in Russia falls to 2011 low: Severstal’s profit collapses 370‑fold
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia's metallurgical industry is going through one of the toughest periods in its recent history. The results of...
Russia’s April oil and gas revenues double to 950 billion rubles
MOSCOW (Realist English). April 2026 was a month of record oil and gas revenues for Russia. The war between the US...
Israel prepares strike on Iran: leak of uranium capture plan causes scandal in Knesset
TEHRAN (Realist English). The diplomatic process between the United States and Iran has entered its final stage, but military rhetoric on...
China and Kazakhstan launch grain hub
BEIJING (Realist English). China and Kazakhstan have agreed to establish a joint grain trading platform aimed at strengthening food security...
Putin and Xi Shape a New Architecture of Cooperation
BEIJING (Realist English). Russia and China have agreed to further strengthen their comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation, expand economic ties,...
“Restrictions Alone Are Not Enough — Children Need to Be Engaged”: Paata Amonashvili on Meaningful Alternatives to Gadgets
TBILISI (Realist English). Restrictions alone are not enough to overcome children’s dependence on gadgets — children must be offered meaningful...
Turkey and Israel on the verge of direct confrontation
MOSCOW (Realist English). Leading researcher at IMEMO RAS and Candidate of Historical Sciences Stanislav Ivanov analyzes the causes and consequences...
NATO Anchors at Hormuz? IRGC Warns of Retaliation
TEHRAN (Realist English). On May 20, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued an uncompromising statement: if the United States undertakes...
Replacing Baathists with Islamists: why Kurds and other minorities in Syria have not seen equality
HASAKAH (Realist English). The overthrow of Bashar al‑Assad and the rise to power in Damascus of radical Islamist groups has not...
Russia seeks its place in China’s new transport corridor
MOSCOW (Realist English). Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official visit to Beijing, experts are increasingly discussing the hidden contradictions...
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