CONFLIT RUSSO-UKRAINIEN

Food exports from Russia, dominated by wheat and fish, soared to a record $19 billion last year, according to the Russian Export Center.

The surge of wheat exports from Black Sea producers into global grain markets isn’t new, but most Prairie farmers may not appreciate just how strong they’ve become. The Black Sea troika of wheat producers used to be minnows — now they’re giants and still growing. 

Today, Russia’s economy has stabilized, inflation is at historic lows, and the budget is nearly balanced. How did Vladimir Putin survive the twin challenges of the oil price crash and Western sanctions?

Le pouvoir d'achat continue cependant à baisser pour la quatrième année consécutive.

Defining the legal status of the Caspian Sea by its littoral countries — Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan — has been a pending issue since the breakup of the Soviet Union.

Russia has exceeded expectations both in terms of growth and low inflation.

Shifting geopolitical dynamics, especially the rise of China, spell trouble for this long-standing relationship.

The volume of wheat exported from the region would seem to say yes, but political instability is a worry

le géant russe reste le premier fournisseur de gaz de l'Europe et son bras armé, Gazprom, continue à y faire la pluie et le beau temps.

Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) - Across Eurasia, authoritarian leaders are seeking public support through the construction of massive infrastructure projects. 

According to preliminary information of the regional agricultural authorities, 2018 plantings will total 80.4 Ml ha that is up 187.4 Th ha from 2017 (80.2 Ml ha).

6 février 2018. 

UkrAgroConsult

The West’s sanctions imposed on Russia have had an economic and political impact, the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service has said in a report.

Vladimir Putin was first elected as Russian President in 2000. Here’s how the Russian economy has transformed in the intervening years by numbers.

The Black Sea region in recent years has been marked both by sharp shifts and by intractable dilemmas. The biggest shift is Russia, which has expanded its military role throughout the broader Black Sea region even as it stumbles into conflicts with most of its neighbors. A second shift is in Turkey, where relations with other Western powers are at their lowest ebb in decades. Third, the West itself appears unsure whether it will continue pursuing its strategy of integrating Black Sea countries into NATO and the EU. Fourth, China is playing a bigger role in the Black Sea region than it ever has before.

Russia's Northern Sea Route emerges as the best option for Beijing's "Polar Silk Road" project, RIA Novosti contributor Dmitry Lekukh underscores. Besides developing the secure transit routes along the Russian Arctic and Far East, Moscow and Beijing are likely to bolster the exploration of natural reserves in the region, he noted.

Le bras de fer en Arctique impliquant les pays de la région et plusieurs puissances mondiales s’intensifie. Il semble que dans cette confrontation les États-Unis, se voulant être le leader mondial dans tous les domaines, soient dépassés sur plusieurs plans.

Entre 2000 et 2017, le pays aura produit environ 1580 millions de tonnes (Mt) de céréales, avec un record historique battu en 2017 avec 130 Mt, un chiffre ainsi supérieur à celui de la récolte de 1978 (127 Mt). Parmi ces céréales, le blé figure comme l’élément clef d’une nation russe qui s’est toujours mobilisée pour cette denrée agricole stratégique pour la sécurité alimentaire tant nationale que mondiale. Il est récolté à hauteur de 60 à 70 Mt désormais, bien devant les autres productions céréalières que sont l’orge (15 à 20 Mt) et le maïs (15Mt). La Russie est redevenue la première puissance exportatrice de blé, détrônant dans ce classement le rival américain, qui en était le leader depuis les années 1930.