Moscow is redirecting commerce away from Europe and the US, with friendly countries now accounting for 85% of its foreign trade, Mikhail Mishustin has said<\/p>\n
Russia is redirecting trade away from Europe and the United States toward India, China, and other Global South markets, with friendly countries now accounting for 85% of its foreign trade, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has said.Trade with these partners reached around $299 billion (25 trillion rubles) in the first half of 2026, while Russian exports rose 15% year-on-year, Mishustin said in a video address to the Moscow Financial Forum on Monday. \u201cTrade with Europe and the United States is being reoriented toward the markets of China, India, Central Asia, Africa, and the Middle East,\u201d he said. The shift extends beyond commodities and energy, Moscow\u2019s biggest exports. Russia\u2019s non-resource and non-energy exports to countries it considers friendly increased 11% in the first half of the year, according to the prime minister. Russia\u2019s overall non-commodity and non-energy exports reached $58.8 billion in January-June, up 3% from a year earlier, Russian Industry and Trade Minister Anton Alikhanov said earlier this month. Chemicals, fertilizers, metals, and pharmaceuticals were among the sectors that recorded growth.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udea8 Russia redirects trade from EU, US towards India and other Global South markets: PM MishustinFriendly countries now account for 85% of Russia\u2019s foreign trade.Trade flows are shifting towards India, China, Central Asia, Africa and the Middle East, the Russian prime minister\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/2q0AVe2UYx\u2014 Sputnik India (@Sputnik_India) September 21, 2026 <\/p>\n
India has emerged as an important part of Moscow\u2019s trade expansion effort. Bilateral trade currently hovers around $60 billion annually, with New Delhi and Moscow targeting $100 billion in annual trade and $50 billion in two-way investments by 2030.Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said earlier this month that higher Indian exports of pharmaceuticals, engineering goods, chemicals, textiles, food products, marine products, and auto components would be central to increasing and rebalancing bilateral trade.The push received fresh impetus when Russian President Vladimir Putin met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit earlier this month. The leaders reviewed economic cooperation and discussed closer trade ties.<\/p>\n
Read more<\/p>\n
India and Russia targeting $50 bn in investments \u2013 Indian trade minister<\/p>\n
Modi and Putin also visited INNOPROM India, an international trade fair held in New Delhi from September 9-11, and highlighted its role in expanding bilateral trade and industrial ties.India and Russia are strengthening national and local currency settlement mechanisms and developing transport links, including the International North-South Transport Corridor and the Chennai-Vladivostok maritime corridor. India and the Eurasian Economic Union have also launched formal negotiations on a free trade agreement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Moscow is redirecting commerce away from Europe and the US, with friendly countries now accounting for 85% of its foreign trade, Mikhail Mishustin has said Russia is redirecting trade away…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38603,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-environment","category-politics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t