Logistics as a Factor in Russia’s “East Policy”

... towards partners in Asia. Logistics has been transforming alongside this shift. This process may be labeled a “freight pivot to the East.” It became possible because the West’s expectations of Russia’s trade ties being cut failed: Asian partners (China, India and ASEAN in particular) continued to actively trade with Russia. The Russian market was expected to crash, but the Russian economy persevered instead—when the ruble began to grow stronger, it turned out that the population’s demand for ...