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Russia has taken the first place among European countries in terms of trade with China. According to President Vladimir Putin, the trade turnover between the two countries has approached $250 billion, reflecting the high level of trust and strategic partnership between Moscow and Beijing.

Russia and Indonesia are strengthening trade and economic cooperation and demonstrating steady growth in mutual trade. At a meeting in the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin noted that cooperation is developing "steadily," and trade growth has reached 17% in the first nine months of 2025. The countries are expanding their partnership and preparing new areas of cooperation.

Vladimir Putin said that the creation of a single BRICS currency is not yet considered an urgent task. The President stressed that the process requires caution and must eliminate the mistakes that Europe once made when introducing the euro with varying degrees of readiness of countries.

President Vladimir Putin called for speeding up the transition of the BRICS countries to settlements in national currencies, emphasizing their growing role in international trade. This step strengthens the financial independence of the association and reduces dependence on Western currencies and infrastructure.

President Vladimir Putin has stated the need for full legalization of economic activity in Russia, stressing that any form of shadow trade in the country is unacceptable. His words became the starting point for a new discussion of measures to increase business transparency, improve tax control and eliminate avoidance schemes. The issue of whitewashing the economy comes to the fore in the context of the strengthening of the domestic market and the structural restructuring of trade.

Vladimir Putin's interview for India Today became unexpectedly longer — instead of the agreed hour, the conversation lasted 100 minutes. The Indian side explained that the Russian president showed keen interest in the topics under discussion and did not limit himself to the standard format. The prolongation of the conversation has become a symbol of the special atmosphere and growing trust in relations between Russia and India.

The SCO countries are moving towards creating their own financial architecture: Vladimir Putin announced the preparation of a Development Bank and the strengthening of settlement mechanisms in national currencies. Russia, China, India and Iran supported the course towards economic sovereignty and the launch of new integration projects.

Russia is preparing for a large-scale technological breakthrough that could radically change its position in the global digital arena. In response to President Vladimir Putin's order to boost the country's technological development, the Association of Data Processing Centers (ADC) is proposing an ambitious project to create mega-data centers for the BRICS countries.

During the meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Tinh discussed the current level and prospects of economic cooperation between the two countries.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced the official reason for the tightening of rules for mining cryptocurrencies in the country. According to him, the federal government is receiving more and more complaints from regions where there is a shortage of electricity needed to implement priority infrastructure projects and ensure the operation of industry.