Putin says Russia is curbing economic growth to control inflation, recession 'far away'

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia is deliberately slowing its economic growth in order to suppress inflation and that the world's second largest oil exporter was far away from a ... Read More

Putin said he's eying higher taxes on the rich to bankroll the Ukraine war and pointed to a precedent set by the US

Russia's central bank expects the economy to expand just 1% to 2% this year, down from 4.3% in 2024. Read More

Europeans announce fresh sanctions on Russian economy, trade in latest push to end Ukraine war

It’s time to turn off the tap. I now call on member states to quickly endorse these new sanctions. We want Russia to leave the battlefield and come to the negotiation table, and this is the way ... Read More

Poland’s Economy Defies Putin’s Threats and Keeps Growing

The European Union may have a new economic pillar developing in a strategically important country bordering Ukraine. Read More

Putin's clash with Russia's top banker shows increasing disconnect over war economy, experts say

A recent clash between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Sberbank CEO German Gref shows an increasing disconnect between the Kremlin and Russia's economic community, experts say. Gref, head of ... Read More

Putin acts like he doesn't care about peace. Russia's economy could depend on it

It's unclear whether high-level talks between Russia and Ukraine will take place, despite talks between President Trump and the respective leaders of the warring countries. Russia's surge in defense ... Read More

Russia is ‘teetering on the brink of a recession’ and headed for a disastrous harvest, while Putin’s other top source of cash plunges

Vladimir Putin has staved off additional U.S. sanctions for now, as he bought more time to prosecute his war on Ukraine by meeting with President Donald Trump in Alaska last week, sparking a flurry of ... Read More

‘Going to be bad for Russia…’: Donald Trump warns of ‘economic war’ if Putin doesn't agree to Ukraine talks; says ‘very serious what I have in mind’

US President Donald Trump has issued a fresh warning of ‘economic war’ to Russia if Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy fail to resolve their ongoing conflict. Read More

Trump threatens Russia with ‘economic war’ if Putin resists peace talks with Zelenskiy

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that Russia could face severe economic punishment if President Vladimir Putin does not move toward peace talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Read More

Putin's right-hand man lashes out at Starmer as he shows Russia has no plan to end war

Russia's top diplomat, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, has attacked Sir Keir Starmer and Ukraine's other allies across the world, accusing them of trying to undermine the "progress" made between ... Read More