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Russia’s Economy
Oil prices rise: Brent at $107, Urals at $95
LONDON (Realist English). The global oil market remains in the grip of acute geopolitical turbulence. By the close of trading on...
Ruble strengthens 7% in April: $100 oil and budget rule change the course
MOSCOW (Realist English). Over the past month, the Russian ruble has shown one of its strongest gains in the last two...
Russia remained the leader in wheat exports but lost billions due to falling world prices and ruble strengthening: grain market review
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian grain exports finished 2025 in a paradoxical situation: a record harvest did not bring farmers the expected...
155 billionaires vs. 150 million people: Zyuganov on the social catastrophe in Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov presented the pre-election program "Victory...
Seven days of Russian diplomacy and economy: Russia manoeuvres between sanctions, the Middle East and reorientation to Asia
MOSCOW (Realist English). Over the past seven days, Russian diplomacy has remained highly dynamic: key areas included coordination with Iran, strengthening...
Russia earns $760 million per day from oil: Urals jumps to $106
MOSCOW (Realist English). Over the past seven days (April 12–19, 2026), Russian oil and gas revenues have shown sharp growth, driven...
Atomic Renaissance: Rosatom’s order book reaches $206 billion
MOSCOW (IA Realist). After decades of stagnation, global nuclear energy is entering a phase of sustained growth. According to the International...
Lavrov reported to Putin at Security Council: trade turnover with Central Asia approaches $50 billion
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held an operational meeting with permanent members of the Security Council via videoconference on...
Ferrous metallurgy loses 10% of production, pipes — 28%, while Rusal invests in “green” aluminum — Realist review
MOSCOW (Realist English). At the end of the first quarter of 2026, Russian ferrous metallurgy showed the deepest production decline in...
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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