Ukraine grain deal is feel-good event, but road to peace is long and winding
Under the agreement, Ukrainian vessels would guide ships in and out of Ukraine’s heavily mined ports, and Russia would agree not to attack the area while shipments were moving. Turkey’s role will be to inspect ships leaving Ukrainian ports for smuggled arms
Russia teaches Europe ABC of gas trade
Germany’s confidence with regards to its policies towards Russia stemmed from the fact that it had a long-term contract to receive gas at a friendly price via Nord Stream 1. However, uncertainty looms over this agreement
Ukraine’s ‘Great Game’ surfaces in Transcaucasia
A ‘Great Game’ is afoot in the Caucasus and Central Asia with Russia gaining an advantage due to recent developments in the Ukraine war. The Western powers have belatedly entered the scene too
Russia-Iran relations take a quantum leap
President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Tehran on Tuesday is invested with great importance, as Iran is becoming one of the most consequential relationships for Russia
Putin’s summits next week will strengthen ties with Iran, Turkey
The Russian president’s visit comes at a highly transformative period in the US approach toward both Turkey and Iran and following Joe Biden’s crucial visit to West Asia
India’s takeaways from the G20 Ministerial
Significantly, India has also conveyed to Wang Yi that “India will continue upholding strategic autonomy and an independent position on international affairs.”
EU economies are down on their knees
Welcome to the European Union’s “sanctions from hell.” Won’t Europeans have the common intelligence to realize they have been had?
India, BRICS in Cold War conditions
The West’s “sanctions from hell” have given a big stimulus to India-Russia bilateral trade, giving it a dynamism that one never suspected would be recaptured in the post-Soviet era