The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum was attended by more than 5,000 participants, including high-ranking officials, leading businessmen, companies’ chief executives and economic pundits world over who were involved in a three day lively and sometimes heated debate on how to handle global economy and, specifically, on how to business with Russia. The annual St. Petersburg Economic …
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France Passes Some Technology to Russia on Construction of Mistral Warships
According to the director of the department of military technical cooperation, France has handed over to Russia some technology in large-block assembly for the construction of Mistral-class helicopter carriers. KUBINKA (Moscow Region) (Sputnik)– France has handed over to Russia some technology in large-block assembly for the construction of Mistral-class helicopter carriers, the …
Read More »Saudi deputy crown prince leaves for Russia
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman will leave for an official visit to Russia on Wednesday. The visit is in response to an invitation from the Russian government and based on the directive of Saudi King Salman bin Abdelaziz, according to a Royal Court statement. Prince …
Read More »European Union (EU): After Greece Exit, Israel Entry?
Will Netanyahu now Apply to Join the European Union – (in lieu of Greece) – together with its 5 million Dispossessed Palestinians, 400 Nuclear Warheads, 500,000 Illegal Settlers, 1.8m Civilians still under Blockade in Gaza plus its annual shipment of $3bn of guns, missiles and bombs from the …
Read More »The World’s Biggest Arms Importer
In 2014, wars raged in Syria, Gaza, Libya, Iraq, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Somalia, Egypt, Yemen, Central African Republic and Congo. Many other countries are eager importers of arms every year. We wonder: Which country imported the most arms in recent years? A. Saudi Arabia B. China C. United …
Read More »Iran urges India, China & Russia to counter NATO missile system
Iran has announced its readiness to cooperate with Russia, China and India on the issue of NATO’s missile shield and related threats from the military bloc, the head of its defense ministry said in Moscow. “I’d like to support the idea of developing multifaceted defense cooperation between China, …
Read More »Press Digest: Washington may deploy heavy weapons in Eastern Europe
RBTH presents a selection of views from leading Russian media on international events, featuring reports on the possibility of heavy weapons being deployed in NATO member states in Eastern Europe by the U.S., talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and pre-election statements …
Read More »Russia looks to replace Western loans with Islamic finance
Islamic finance will help Russian companies make up for their credit shortage, which was in large part caused by the cooling of relations between Russia and the West. Russian banks are already showing interest in this alternative form of credit. Islamic finance could help Russian companies hit by …
Read More »Head of Russia’s Rosneft says U.S., not OPEC, Rules Oil Markets
ST PETERSBURG — Igor Sechin, the head of Russia’s top oil producer Rosneft, said on Wednesday the United States is calling the shots on global oil markets, while the influence of OPEC has shrunk. The United States emerged with renewed vigor as a top producer thanks to its shale boom. By refusing to curb its output to prop up oil prices, OPEC …
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