Economy News Vladimir Putin’s War In Ukraine Has Cost Russia’s Economy 5 Of Growth, U S Treasury Says

Putin needs to bring Ukraine war 'to an end' for the sake of Russia's economy, expert says

Dr. Rebecca Grant, national security and military analyst, joins 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss President Donald Trump's efforts toward peace between Russia and Ukraine ahead of Witkoff's Moscow ... Read More

Russian lawmakers approve tax hike bill to boost economy as the war with Ukraine nears 4 years

Russian lawmakers have endorsed new tax hikes as Moscow tries to boost its economy during its almost four-year war with Ukraine. Read More

A slowing wartime economy pushes the Kremlin to tap consumers for revenue

Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said raising revenue was preferable to increasing borrowing, saying excessive borrowing “would lead to a speeding up of inflation, and as a result, to an increase in ... Read More

Russia’s shrinking empire: How Putin’s brutal war in Ukraine has made Moscow a vassal state of Beijing

Beijing now stands as Moscow’s economic lifeline, diplomatic shield, and technological supplier. In return, Russia provides cheap energy, discounted raw materials, and geopolitical obedience. The ... Read More

Cracks In Russia’s War Economy

After nearly four years of fiscal overreach caused by injecting trillions of rubles into the Russian economy, the Kremlin can no longer disguise its distress. Read More

The Question Hanging Over Peace Talks: What Will Putin Accept?

A U.S. proposal may cross a number of red lines for the Russian leader, who sees little to lose and much potentially to gain from continuing to fight. Read More

New economic troubles hit Russia’s war-weary economy

When Vladimir Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he likely did not consider that the war he was starting would last for years. That war has cost Moscow a lot of men and material ... Read More

Ukraine faces pressure for a quick resolution — but on the battlefield, Russia's victory isn't assured

From the front-line city of Pokrovsk in eastern Donetsk, to Zaporizhzhia in the south, there is little doubt that Russia is making advances. But, battlefield monitors suggest the picture is not quite ... Read More

Don’t believe Putin’s lies: Russia is not winning in Ukraine

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin claims that victory in Ukraine is inevitable, and rejects any peace deal that doesn’t give him total control of the eastern part of the country, the Donbas. Don’t ... Read More

Russia's top banker warns Moscow is fighting the wrong economic battle

Russia's war on inflation could be blinding policymakers to a far bigger problem — stalled growth. Economic growth depends on labor productivity and employment, but both are under strain. A top ... Read More

Vladimir Putin has no plan for winning in Ukraine

Fighting in Ukraine will grind on in 2026. Vladimir Putin will continue to throw away Russian lives pointlessly, but sooner or later a reckoning is coming ... Read More