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

What Could Make Russia Want Peace?

Economic and military pressures could force Russia’s hand. Its economy is strained but not enough to do that, analysts say. And President Vladimir V. Putin says Russia is winning the war. Read More

Russia’s War Economy Is Quietly Cracking – and Putin Knows It

Key Points and Summary – Russia’s war economy is starting to show strain. As Ukraine’s drones hit targets deep inside Russia, the Kremlin is scrambling to plug mounting fiscal gaps with VAT hikes, new ... Read More

Ukraine's Oil Strikes Are Hurting Russia's War Economy

Ukraine's expanding long-range and swarm-drone campaign has already disabled 10% of Russia's oil refining capacity, cutting fuel supplies and export revenues while pressuring the core of the Kremlin's ... Read More

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

Russia's economy has slowed after two years of robust growth fueled by the war in Ukraine. That's opening a hole in the Kremlin's budget, and President Vladimir Putin is looking for money to cover ... Read More

U.S.-Russia talks on Ukraine were productive but work remains, Putin advisor says

Russian President Vladimir Putin's accusations appeared to be his latest attempt to sow dissension between Trump and European countries and set the stage for exempting Moscow from blame for any lack ... Read More

Could U.S. Sanctions Finally Cripple Russia’s War Economy?

The U.S., EU, and U.K. imposed sweeping sanctions on Rosneft, LUKoil, and Gazpromneft to target Moscow’s oil revenues. Analysts say the short-term effects will be limited as Russia shifts exports to ... Read More

Giving In to Putin Would Give Up More Than Ukraine

Corruption has always been what’s wrong with Ukraine. The investigation, and the legal and political accountability that have gone with it, is what’s right. A nation that can investigate its leaders ... 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

Ukraine war live: Russia praises Trump "realism", Putin promises weapons

A Putin ally has called for more detail in Trump's peace plan for Ukraine. Follow Newsweek's live coverage of the war. Read More