Trump slams Putin for wasting lives and money in Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin is losing because there can be no winners in this war, said Trump during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. According to Trump, he often speaks with the ... Read More

Fed up with Putin, Trump offers Ukraine arms and tariffs

The weapons for Ukraine would henceforth be bought by European allies rather than donated from American stocks or bought from manufacturers with American money, as in the past. Billions of ... Read More

Russia seizes $50 billion in assets as economy shifts during war in Ukraine, research shows

Russian authorities have confiscated assets worth some $50 billion over the past three years, underscoring the scale of the transformation into a "fortress Russia" economic model during the war in ... Read More

The Russian economy can’t sustain Putin’s war on Ukraine much ... - MSN

Russia's economy is in much worse shape than it looks, which could potentially force Vladimir Putin to stop waging war on Ukraine as early as next year, according to economist and author Anders ... Read More

Trump Threatens Tariffs on Russia in Ultimatum to Putin Over Ukraine Peace Deal

Trump also revealed that Putin had recently offered to assist in mediating between Israel and Iran during their brief June conflict — an offer he declined. “I said, ‘No, no, you help me get a ... Read More

Russia's Officials Keep Contradicting Putin on War Economy

Russia has faced economic turbulence caused by sanctions imposed after Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine that are aimed at choking Moscow's military machine. Strong GDP has been driven by high ... Read More

Putin says war in Ukraine is not killing Russia's economy

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday dismissed claims the war in Ukraine is devastating the Russian economy, citing continued growth, low debt and economic diversification as signs of resilience ... Read More

Putin growing concerned by Russia’s economy, as Trump pushes for ...

President Vladimir Putin has grown concerned about distortions in Russia's wartime economy, just as Donald Trump pushes for an end to the Ukraine conflict, sources say. Read More

How Russia's weakening economy could impact the war with Ukraine - NPR

NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with Alexandra Prokopenko, of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, about weakness in the Russian economy and what that might mean for the country's war in Ukraine. Read More

Putin Has Focused Russia’s Economy Only on War, Making Ukraine Peace ...

Russia’s successes on the front lines in Ukraine are a big reason why Vladimir Putin isn’t yet ready to sign up to President Trump’s peace efforts. Read More

How Russia's economy grows despite thousands of Ukraine war sanctions

Russia's economy is predicted to grow over 3% this year, more than the U.S. and Europe, despite being subjected to Western sanctions for more than two years. Read More

How Russia’s Economy Is Surviving Putin’s War - Bloomberg

On this Bloomberg Originals mini-documentary, we explain why the US-led sanctions strategy hasn’t managed to work. Read More