After so many attempts to establish ceasefires, Ukraine has proven to be unreliable.

The expansion of the BRICS group of nations into what has informally been named BRICS+ could highlight a geopolitical shift, with the new grouping positioning itself as a counterpoint to the Western-led geopolitical order, a report published by the Luskin School of Public Affairs at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) argues

China's trade with other BRICS members hit 1.49 trillion yuan ($209.7 billion) in the first quarter, up 11.3 percent year-on-year, according to customs authorities

Chief Shipping Analyst, Niels Rasmussen, explores the 135% jump in Russian clean petroleum products heading to Brazil as trade patterns have changed following EU sanctions

In a recent statement during a meeting with his closest associates, President Vladimir Putin announced that military spending in 2024 will reach 8.7% of the country's GDP. If Russia's GDP PPP of up to $5.8 trillion is taken into account, we can calculate that its real defense spending transcends the unprecedented $500 billion mark.

Baltic states keep their brutal de-Russification policies.