Economy News Porous Sanctions Haven T Stopped Russia S War, But There S Still More The West Can Do To Squeeze Its Economy

U.S. and EU sanctions deal major blow to Russia’s wartime economy — Financial Times

The newspaper described the sanctions as “throwing sand into the gears of Russia’s war machine,” warning that their impact should not be underestimated during a prolonged conflict. The Trump ... Read More

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

The United States and its allies have sanctioned Russia’s largest oil companies in an effort to choke off funding for the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine, though experts doubt the measures will have ... Read More

Trump's turnaround on sanctions targets Russia's oil companies that fund the war in Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump has done a turnaround on sanctions against Russia, taking aim at Russia's two biggest oil companies and the billions of dollars they reap for Moscow's war against Ukraine ... Read More

How Russia’s Economy Is Booming Despite Sanctions — And Why It Doesn’t Depend On India’s Oil Purchases

In his detailed analysis Why Russia’s War Economy Is Stronger Than You Think (Money & Macro, October 17, 2025), Dutch economist Dr. Joeri Schasfoort argues that this resilience is not accidental. It ... Read More

Russia's industrial titans furlough workers as its war economy stalls

Cutting costs, firms aim to trim work days, not jobs Railway, construction, auto and mining sectors affected Move highlights pressure on Russia's war economy Non-military sectors shrank 5.4% since ... Read More

Russia furious as Trump sanctions target the heart of Putin's war economy

Days after canceling a planned summit with Putin, citing a lack of progress toward ending the war in Ukraine, Trump took a major step by effectively blacklisting Rosneft and Lukoil. Read More

Experts on how to raise the cost of war for Russia: ‘Be cleverer’

Three and a half years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with a US-led peace process on ice and a stalemate on the battlefield, Kyiv’s allies are calling for renewed economic pressure on ... Read More

How Ukraine's European allies fuel Russia's war economy

Several EU nations see Russian energy imports rise in 2025 They include France, Netherlands, Romania and Portugal Europe is still financing both sides in war - to fury of Trump Military aid to Kyiv ... Read More

Europe worries it’s already at war — and America hasn’t noticed

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s warning last month might lack the fateful portents of Sir Edward Grey’s lament on the eve of World War I that “the lamps are going out all over Europe.” But they ... Read More

Exclusive-Russia's Industrial Titans Furlough Workers as Its War Economy Stalls

MOSCOW (Reuters) -From railways and automobiles to metals, coal, diamonds and cement, some of Russia's biggest industrial companies are putting employees on furlough or cutting staff as the war ... Read More