Aleksey Chekunkov, Russian minister for development of Far East and Arctic, speaks to RT about the rapid expansion of the Northern Sea Route and its growing role in global trade between Europe and Asia.

Boris Titov, Russian presidential envoy to international organisations, speaks to RT about growing interest from American and European companies in the Russian market despite ongoing sanctions and political restrictions.

'There is widespread fear [in Armenia]', — ex-Defense Minister Arshak Karapetyan says in an interview with RT.

He claims that while real crime is rising, authorities focus on 'political prosecutions'.

RT had a chance to speak with the Eurasian Economic Commission Trade Minister Andrey Slepnev on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

He says in a rapidly changing world, traditional trade routes are losing their competitiveness to new alternatives.

On the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum our team had a chance to speak to Senior Manager at Emerging Asia Capital Partners Hans DG Hyun

He says the world should head to a different solution instead of trying to establish any international currency.

Zhang Weiwei speaks to RT about China's model of modernization, governance, energy security, and how Beijing's approach differs from that of Western countries.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has given an exclusive interview to RT correspondent Maxim Al-Toury on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

They had a long and insightful conversation on the current geopolitical landscape, the conflicts in Iran and Ukraine, and other pressing matters of international relations.

On the latest episode Rick sits down with the former Russian health minister and director of the Russian Federal medical-biological agency Veronika Skvortsova. She first pulls back the curtain on a cutting edge dengue vaccine set to shield millions of Latin American communities. She shares that the formula has sailed through safety trials, and rapid track field testing will begin once the data confirms its promise.

The conversation swings to a second marvel - a personalised cancer vaccine that zeroes in on a patient’s own mutated tumor proteins. Thanks to its AI driven design, Skvortsova explains the vaccine can be customised in a fraction of the time it would take a human based trial, a leap that could shorten the road to its efficiency.

Join Rick and Veronika for a glimpse of how Russia is turning cancer from an inevitable fate into a manageable condition. Watch the latest episode only on RT.

Haabazoka Lubinda speaks to RT on the sidelines of SPIEF about the changing global balance of power, the rise of BRICS, and the growing use of national currencies in international trade.

Petros Tseggai Asghedom speaks to RT on the sidelines of SPIEF about Eritrea's experience under Western sanctions, the importance of sovereignty, and Africa's growing role in a changing global order.