Economy News What Makes Russia’s Economy So Sanctions Resistant

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

Sanctions' failure drives de-dollarization and Russia's advanced evasion network

OANDA reports that Western sanctions on Russia have failed to collapse its economy, leading to de-dollarization and advanced evasion tactics by Russia. Read More

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

As the U.S. Imposes Oil Sanctions, How Vulnerable Is Russia's Economy?

New U.S. sanctions on Russia's two biggest oil companies threaten to hit the country’s economy at a precarious time. Russian manufacturing is declining, consumer demand is weakening and inflation ... Read More

How Trump’s Attack on Russia’s Economy Is Ricocheting Through Oil Markets

U.S. sanctions on Russia’s largest oil producers, Lukoil and Rosneft, have kicked in and are starting to test Moscow’s ability to sell crude, its economic lifeblood. 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

U.S. Oil Sanctions Strike at Russia’s Economic Lifeline

BRUSSELS—The U.S.’s new sanctions hit at the core of Russia’s faltering war economy and drew a swift rebuke from President Vladimir Putin, who acknowledged the potential impact on his country. On ... Read More

EU Adopts New Sanctions on Russian Energy

The EU measures will ban LNG imports from 2027, tighten a transaction ban on two major Russian oil companies and sanction 117 additional so-called shadow fleet vessels. Image by AdrianHancu via iStock ... Read More

EU puts more sanctions on Russia

BRUSSELS -- The European Union on Thursday heaped more economic sanctions on Russia, adding to U.S. President Donald Trump's new punitive measures the previous day against the Russian oil industry. 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

Ukraine welcomes new U.S., EU sanctions against Russia, as top Russian official declares them "act of war"

Ukraine's leader welcomed a raft of new economic sanctions against Russia being imposed by the Trump administration and the European Union on Thursday, calling the increased pressure on Moscow "very ... Read More