http://expert.ru/dossier/story/rating200/
Russian wheat exports are booming despite a crushing price slump, as the country’s farmers finally emerge from decades of neglect. They’re positioned to extend their gains at the expense of American outfits, who are threatened by tariffs.
A military alliance between Russia and Iran to back Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is giving way to an economic rivalry as Syria’s civil war winds down, a contest that Moscow is leading.
New sanctions on Russia, announced this week by the U.S., are meant as messages to other countries to curtail their purchases of Russian weapons, experts said.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-u-s-sanctions-target-russian-arms-deals-1537566536
https://www.gazeta.ru/comments/2018/09/21_e_11979487.shtml
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