Putin’s Bread and Circus Had Bread

Putin’s predecessor, Boris Yeltsin, had become a walking punch line.​​ Russia was still reeling from the humiliation of losing the Cold War and the breakup of the Soviet Union. Putin rode into the ... Read More

Putin says Russia should use trade war opportunities to strengthen economy

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged his economic officials on Thursday to take advantage of opportunities arising in the global economy from market turbulence and intensifying trade wars. Read More

Putin’s War Economy Can’t Escape Trump’s Trade Blitz

Global crude prices slumped this month and remain volatile after tariff-fueled recession fears gripped the market. Russia’s ... war continues, “this usually leads to a decrease in the world ... Read More

Jason Corcoran: How Trump’s Backfiring Trade War Could Crash Putin’s Economy

In a stunning irony, Trump’s tariff war and reckless trade policies have sent Russian stocks plummeting ... As Russia’s economic outlook darkens, Putin is unlikely to pivot towards peace ... Read More

Russian economy meltdown as stocks crash and rouble tumbles

The Russian rouble weakened ... according to London Stock Exchange. If the rouble continues to weaken, that will likely impact Vladimir Putin's ability to wage war in Ukraine. Read More

A glimpse inside Putin’s secret arms empire

Uralvagonzavod, Russia’s largest tank facility, saw significantly higher activity in 2024 than in 2023. The Arzamas plant, which produces armoured personnel carriers, and the Kurganmashzavod and ... Read More

Putin’s war of attrition: The human cost of Russia's relentless war REVEALED as Kremlin approaches grim milestone after 1,100 days of bloodshed

When Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the shockwaves were immediate - not just across battlefields, but through decades of diplomatic ties between Moscow ... Read More

Trump's tariffs "have kicked Putin in the teeth", causing Russia's economy to stop growing, says The Economist

Russia's annual economic growth has fallen from around 5% to zero since late last year, weighed down by inflation, military spending and lower oil prices amid tariffs introduced by US President Donald ... Read More

Europe finances Putin's war machine: "Last year we paid Russia 23 billion for the energy we bought"

The Commission has presented a "roadmap" to end all imports of Russian gas by 2027 and stop "sponsoring Putin's brutal military actions." The measure comes more than three years after the invasion of ... Read More

Russian economy meltdown as £24bn wiped from Moscow's markets with worst crash in 18 years

The Moscow Exchange plummeted by 8.5% in just 48 hours, marking the worst crash in 18 ... levels since the Cold War. With the economy now in freefall, Russia’s financial future is uncertain ... Read More

Trump calls Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ‘Biden’s war’ as Putin drags out peace talks

“The War between ... failed to prevent Putin’s invasion in February 2022 because the 46th president let oil prices rise too high, empowering the energy-based Russian economy to afford the ... Read More

Putin’s War Economy Can’t Escape Trump’s Trade Blitz

Russia dodged “Liberation Day” tariffs, but Moscow is still perilously exposed to President Trump’s trade war for one reason: oil. The industry is both the engine of the Kremlin’s economy ... Read More