Russia is holding talks with China, India, and countries of the…
Russia is holding talks with China, India, and countries of the Middle East on cooperation in the Angara-Enisey cluster project for rare earth metals extraction, said Alexander Maslennikov, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Russia.
Consensus
- Russia is negotiating with China, India, and countries of the Middle East regarding cooperation in the Angara-Yenisei rare earth metals cluster project.
- The negotiations are taking place at both state and corporate levels.
- There is expressed interest from potential partners.
- Russia aims to become an integrator of interests around the project.
- Key challenges include restricted access to technology, payment issues, and risks of secondary sanctions from the US and EU.
- Despite these constraints, partners are willing to cooperate.
- Rare earth metals and energy are considered strategic elements for new technological markets.
- The Angara-Yenisei cluster is being developed in Siberia, with key locations already identified.
Points of divergence
- Sergey Shoigu announced on November 7, 2025, that the main sites for the Angara-Yenisei macroregion cluster have been defined and its total area will exceed 3,000 hectares. — interfax
- RusHydro and the Foundation for Development of INTS 'Mendeleev Valley' signed an agreement in June on cooperation in energy and rational water use for the Angara-Yenisei cluster, focusing on power supply, water resources, deep processing of critical metals, new materials production, energy storage systems, and computational infrastructure. — vedomosti
- The head of Khakassia, Vasiliy Konовалov, stated that the region will become an industrial platform for scaling metal production within the Angara-Yenisei cluster and that it will include Krasnoyarsk Krai, Irkutsk Oblast, and Tuva as participants. — vedomosti
- The implementation of seven priority projects is expected to begin in 2026–2027 with investments totaling 191 billion rubles. — vesti
- The cluster currently has a portfolio of 32 investment projects involving 14 industrial and over 30 scientific partners. — vesti
- Construction of major industrial facilities will start in 2028. — vesti
- Russia plans to promote the cluster not as a raw material economy but as an intellectual processing economy, selling technologies for transforming metals into future products. — vesti
Coverage (3 sources)
- РФ ведет переговоры с КНР и Индией по добыче редкоземельных металлов в Сибири — Интерфакс
- Security Council reported talks with China and India on rare earth processing — Ведомости
- Russia is holding talks with China and India on rare earth mining in Siberia — Вести
Key entities
- Russia
- India
- China
- Middle East
- Alexandr Maslennikov
- Siberia
- Moscow
- Security Council
- The Authorities
- Angaro-Eneisky Cluster
- Greater South
- INTERFAX.RU
- China
- Council of Ministers
- SB