The regulatory crisis in global trade and the era of trade wars and the Western sanctions against China and Russia that have unfolded in recent years have hastened already-rapid growth in bilateral trade between the states.

For more than a year, the whole world has been living with COVID-19 and related restrictions. The coronacrisis had a huge impact on the transport and logistics industry represented by sea, rail and air cargo transportation. Some of them continue to be in crisis mode, while others have become beneficiaries of the crisis.