Russia’s “unwavering commitment” to nuclear power will continue to bring in revenue to the sanctioned, commodities-heavy economy and bolster its relationships with non-Western partners over the coming decades, the Washington, US-based The Jamestown Foundation thinktank said.

According to the foundation, Russia’s nuclear push fits with Moscow’s continued drive to increase economic relationships with the non-Western world via Brics, a loose political-economic grouping originally comprised of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, but now also including Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.