Economy News Russia S Wartime Economy Is Flush With Resources And Is Weathering Western Sanctions, European Economist 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

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

How many more years of war Russia's economy can withstand: Expert forecast

The Russian economy will be able to finance the war against Ukraine at its current level of intensity for two more years, provided that China continues supporting it by purchasing its oil, according ... 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

Russia’s ‘disposable-goods’ war economy is getting busier but poorer, and Trump’s new sanctions could trigger a recession, analysts say

Vladimir Putin’s wartime economy has been resilient in the face of Western sanctions triggered by his invasion of Ukraine, but it’s hitting a wall and U.S. pressure on the energy sector could cause a ... 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

How Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers evades western sanctions

The U.S. and other western countries have issued sanctions on Russian oil exports since 2022. The Planet Money team explains how the country's shadow fleet of aging oil tankers evades policing. We're ... Read More

News Wrap: Europe follows U.S. lead and imposes new sanctions on Russia

In our news wrap Thursday, European officials followed Washington’s lead in approving economic measures aimed at pressuring Russia to end its war in Ukraine, Lithuania's president said Russian ... Read More

Russia's Lukoil Says It Plans to Sell International Assets Due to Western Sanctions

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's second-largest oil producer, Lukoil, said on Monday it would sell its international assets following sanctions over Ukraine announced last week by the United States. The ... Read More

How the U.S.'s new sanctions on Russia could impact the war in Ukraine

The Trump administration has levied new sanctions against Russia, targeting the country's oil industry. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with journalist Stephanie Baker about the implications. The Trump ... Read More

Russia's oil revenues plunge just as US sanctions hit when Moscow can least afford it

Russia's oil revenues cratered 27% just as new US sanctions tighten the screws even further. A stronger ruble, weak crude prices, and Western pressure squeezed the Kremlin's war chest. Moscow's shadow ... Read More