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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

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

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

US’s tougher Russian sanctions

The ruble’s pricing and oil options’ volatility indicate the crude market expects limited long-term disruption from U.S. sanctions on Russia’s top oil firms, with Indian and Chinese sales mostly ... Read More

How fragmented sanctions prolong the war and empower Russia’s defense industry

Nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, its military-industrial complex continues to function almost undisturbed. Despite multiple rounds of sanctions and export controls, ... Read More

Sanctions have choked Russia's oil industry, a key source of Kremlin funds, U.S. Treasury finds

A Treasury Department analysis indicates that new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil producers have sent prices there tumbling, choking off a key revenue source that Russia has used to fund its war in ... 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

The Great Sanctions Hack: Why economic sanctions don’t work the way we expect

Former RBI governor Urjit Patel's new book says economic sanctions are growing at an alarming rate. He also shows how they have the power to alter geopolitics. Read More

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

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Russia's Sechin says the West could face economic crisis due to sanctions

Igor Sechin, one of the most influential men in Russia's energy sector, said on Tuesday that sanctions imposed by the United States, European powers and their allies on Russia and China will trigger ... Read More

China’s oil stockpiling cushions market as U.S. sanctions hit Russian crude

China has been rapidly expanding its oil reserves in 2025, a buildup that could help shield its economy from new U.S. sanctions on Russian energy exports and tighten global supply, The Wall Street ... Read More

Why Trump’s ‘Groundbreaking’ Russia Sanctions May Not Deliver Knockout Blow

President Donald Trump’s sanctioning of two Russian oil giants was dubbed a “groundbreaking move” by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s former deputy energy minister but the U.S. president needs to go ... Read More