Economy News Putin Runs The Russian Economy In The Same Heavy Handed Way He Navigates His Yacht, Researcher Says

Russia's war chest will run dry in two years? What's wrong with its economy and who keeps it afloat

Russia's GDP is falling, and with it, oil and gas revenues. Even military factories are already planning to cut staff. RBC-Ukraine analyzes whether the Russian economy is in decline, where Putin's ... Read More

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

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 excise taxes and ... Read More

The Cracks in Russia’s War Economy

To sustain its war against Ukraine, Russia militarized its economy. Although—contrary to popular belief abroad—the Russian economy is not on a full wartime footing, the Kremlin has both splurged on ... Read More

Ukraine Hits Back at Russia’s Economy

After years of insulation from the effects of Vladimir Putin’s war, Russia’s economy is finally starting to take a hit. Political fortunes turn fast. One day in August, US president Donald Trump and ... Read More

Russia's economic growth may be too weak to sustain defense and social spending, a top business leader warns

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Trump’s Sanctions on Russian Oil Sector Ratchet Up Economic War

After months of restraint, President Trump’s move to blacklist Lukoil and Rosneft will hit Russia where it hurts. By Alan Rappeport Reporting from Washington President Trump ratcheted America’s ... Read More

Kremlin rejects Trump's view that the Russian economy could collapse

Trump said Russia's economy is near collapse US President said Russians queueing for gasoline Russia's Novak says domestic gasoline market is stable Kremlin says Russia's economy is strong enough ... Read More

Will latest Russian sanctions finally break Putin’s resolve?

Donald Trump has targeted the “economic equivalent of Russia’s crown jewels” with a new wave of sanctions, said Sky News. The president has slapped fresh restrictions on Russia’s two largest oil ... Read More

Russia passed through challenging period in economy — Putin

The relatively low budget deficit "which is 2.6% [of GDP] this year and will probably be 1.6% as planned in the next year" SOCHI, October 3. /TASS/. Russia has passed through a very difficult stage in ... Read More

Russia's Lavrov says work under way on Putin's order on possible Russian nuclear test

MOSCOW, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that work is under way on President Vladimir Putin's order to prepare proposals for a possible Russian nuclear test, ... Read More

How Oil Reveals The 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