... Trump's steps have a number of important details. The tariffs on Brazil are almost entirely politically motivated and have little to do with the problem of the US trade deficit. This is not so much about another round of a trade war as about full-fledged sanctions, one of the tools which is changing tariffs. The political background is Brazil's actions to limit American information and political influence on the country and, accordingly, Washington's actions to maintain such influence.
Ivan Timofeev: ...
... Speaking in the Oval Office alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Trump emphasized that he is “discontented” with Moscow’s unwillingness to compromise and is ready for “extremely tough” measures.
In the meantime, he threatened to increase sanctions pressure on any country “sympathizing with the anti-American course of BRICS,” by introducing an additional 10% tariff on top of the base rates. According to Trump, “there will be no exceptions” for those who support BRICS plans for ...
We live in the realities of 2025, when increased efforts do not result in proportional damage
The European Union has introduced its 18
th
package of sanctions against Russia. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas has
called
it “one of the strongest sanctions packages against Russia to date.” It is hard to call the new measures painless, but their destructive ...
Future of Sudan Sanctions
Over three years have passed since fighting between rival armed factions broke out in Sudan. The situation is one of the most destructive the Horn of Africa has seen in years. Despite scant media attention, the conflict’s toll is gut-wrenching: ...
External political factors may have a growing influence on Russian-Chinese economic relations
Economic relations between Russia and China remain high. Beijing has become Moscow's most important trading partner, and in the context of Western sanctions, it has also become an alternative source of industrial and consumer goods, as well as the largest market for Russian energy and other raw materials. At the same time, external political factors may have a growing influence on Russian-Chinese ...
Trump’s decision to ease sanctions on Gazprombank is a short-term transaction, not a sign of broader normalization
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has announced that US President Donald Trump has lifted financial sanctions against Russia that had blocked Rosatom ...
Lifting German sanctions could reduce migratory pressure from asylum-origin countries by approximately 0.5%, which corresponds to a reduction of about 600 asylum seekers in Germany per year
Summary and Policy Recommendations
Germany is actively participating in Western ...
The event was timed to coincide with the release of the RIAC working paper, "Russia's Trade with Latin America and the Caribbean: Current State and Prospects."
On June 17, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), in partnership with the Center for Integration and Cooperation between Russia and Latin America (CICRAL), held a roundtable titled "Russia-Latin America Trade and Economic Relations: Moving Forward?". The event was timed to coincide with the release of...
... given that external actors play a key role in them. This is why the developments of recent weeks, especially the steps taken by the United States, are very important for Syria and the region. In this article, we will examine what the easing of U.S. sanctions could mean for Damascus, the Middle East and Russia.
U.S. sanctions relief
Extra-Regional Actors in the Middle East. RIAC Report
On May 13, during his Middle East tour, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the intention to start lifting all ...
The prospect of these measures influencing Moscow’s political decisions remains negligible
The seventeenth package of EU sanctions was discussed at length by the EU authorities. Against the backdrop of Russian-American negotiations on Ukraine, it symbolized the independence of the EU’s political position and the unity of its ranks on the Ukrainian issue. The new package ...
