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Russia-linked stablecoin A7A5 moves $9.3bn as shadow crypto system emerges from Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK / MOSCOW / LONDON (Realist English). A new cryptocurrency token designed to bypass Western sanctions on Russia has quietly...
Turkey finds new route to pay for Russian gas as U.S. sanctions waiver expires
ANKARA (Realist English). Turkey has secured a workaround to continue paying for its multi-billion-dollar natural gas imports from Russia, following...
The EU refuses to include in the new package of sanctions a ban on the import of the pipeline gas from the Russian Federation
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union is unlikely to add a ban on the import of pipeline gas from Russia...
Singapore almost tripled oil imports from Russia after the EU ban
SINGAPORE (Realist English).Singapore's imports of Russian naphtha nearly tripled in the first quarter of 2023 after the European Union banned...
Sanctions against Russia heighten threat of oil spill disaster
OSLO (Realist English). The Chief Executive Officer of one of the world's largest shipping insurance companies has warned of the growing risk...
Roszdravnadzor* has allowed the repair of imported medical equipment with non-original spare parts
MOSCOW (Realist English). Roszdravnadzor has issued a draft order authorizing the repair of imported medical equipment with non-original spare parts...
Ruble lending to the manufacturing economy is growing in Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). For the first time in the post-Soviet market history of Russia, there is an increase in ruble...
The Russian budget’s dependence on the oil market is striking
MOSCOW (Realist English). The vulnerability of the Russian budget on the oil market is striking, especially in light of the...
Turkey has supported the G7 sanctions against Russia, blocking the Bosphorus for tankers with oil more expensive than $60 per barrel
ISTANBUL (Realist English). After the introduction of the oil price caps for Russian crude, a traffic jam of oil tankers...
India resumes Iranian oil imports and prepares convoy through Hormuz
NEW DELHI (Realist English). India is preparing to send its own tankers through the Strait of Hormuz for the first time...
“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...
US and Iran fail to reach Hormuz deal as Trump threatens new strikes
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States and Iran remain far from reaching an agreement to end the war and reopen...
Israel prepares for new war with Iran – from bombing to commando landings
TEL AVIV (Realist English). With US‑Iran talks deadlocked, the Israeli leadership has stepped up preparations for a resumption of full‑scale hostilities....
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...
From Hormuz to Solar Panels: How Iran Accelerated the Global Shift to Renewables
WASHINGTON (Realist English). An analytical article by Benjamin Bradlow, professor of sociology and international affairs at Princeton University, published in...
China No Longer Seeks U.S. Approval
BEIJING (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to China on May 14–15 passed with surprising calm and almost none...
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