The share of the Russian Federation’s exports to so-called ‘friendly’ countries has nearly doubled over the past four years, reaching 85%. However, ‘unfriendly’ states continue to actively import Russian goods, including energy resources, fertilizers, nuclear fuel, metals, fish, and seafood.
This is reported by Business • Media
Purchases by ‘Unfriendly’ Countries and New Export Directions
According to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, during the first half of this year, ‘unfriendly’ countries spent over $25.5 billion on purchasing Russian products. At the same time, the Russian Federation continues to redirect its focus to the markets of the Eurasian Economic Union, CIS countries, collaborates with the BRICS association and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and strengthens cooperation with countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
“Exports in these directions have been steadily increasing over the past four years, and while in 2021 they accounted for only 44% of the total volume, by 2024 they have already exceeded 85%. This trend continues in the current year,” said Mishustin.
Supply Geography: Syria and Japan
Russia plans to supply about 750,000 barrels (100,000 tons) of a mixture of Arctic heavy oil ARCO and gas condensate to the Syrian port of Baniyas in the near future. Earlier this year, the Russian Federation already sent several batches of Arctic oil and diesel fuel to Syria. Meanwhile, Japan increased its imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia by 28.5% in September 2025 compared to the same month in 2024, reaching 555,000 tons, the highest figure in the last six months. Overall, since the beginning of the year, supplies of Russian LNG to Japan have increased by 4%, totaling 4.287 million tons.