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Transforming Russia's Far East into a Pacific Нub is Vital to Putin's Strategy: Energy Expert

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The Eastern Economic Forum has become a key platform for strengthening ties between Russia and Asian economies, Dr. Mamdouh G. Salameh, an international oil economist and a global energy expert, told Sputnik.

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Since Western trade disruptions began, Russia has increasingly looked to China, India, Southeast Asia, and other non‑Western markets for trade and investment
Putin aims to make Russia's Far East the country’s gateway to markets across the Pacific, just as he is doing in the Russian Arctic
A flagship project is the Vostok oil pipeline, linking one of Russia’s biggest oil fields (with 51 billion barrels in reserves) to the Sever seaport
Since the start of the Ukrainian conflict in 2022, the region has gained additional strategic weight and importance, the expert sums up.
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