The amounts involved in the bypasses do not offset the fall in European flows to Russia
Media mentions – Russia
Brics countries’ willingness to establish an alternative payment framework reflects the growing interest in digital currencies as a means of circumventing Western financial sanctions
In Gagauzia, Russia uses the historically Russian culture and identity of the population to persuade them to go along with its own interests
Vladimir Putin’s agenda, which is no longer post-Western but anti-Western, is not necessarily shared by countries such as India or Brazil
While Russia remains a potent player in parts of Africa, recent events in the Sahelian states have shown that Russian forces are deeply overstretched and losing credibility
Will Brown analyses recent developments in the Sahel that impact on Russian influence in Africa
Nicu Popescu on the influence of pro-Russian forces in an election and referendum this weekend in Moldova
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is seen as a middleman between the Eastern Europeans and Trump
There are several reasons EU member states continued to import Russian LNG, as securing low-cost supply and managing uncertainty about withdrawing from long-term contracts
