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Putin Has a New Ukraine Problem: Russia’s War Economy Is in Big Trouble

After more than three years of war in Ukraine, Russia’s economy is showing severe signs of strain. -Moscow reported a $51 billion budget deficit for the first eight months of 2025, and its central ... Read More

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

The Kremlin on Wednesday pushed back at U.S. President Donald Trump's warning that the Russian economy was going to collapse, saying that Russia had considerable reserves and was strong enough to ... Read More

Russia pushes back against Trump warning that the Russian economy is near collapse

By Olesya Astakhova and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) -One of President Vladimir Putin's top economic officials on Wednesday pushed back at U.S. President Donald Trump's warning that the Russian ... Read More

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

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 economy slows, domestic ... Read More

Russia’s Fuel Crisis Deepens As Kremlin Warns Gas Station Owners

Russia’s fuel crisis is worsening, and officials are no longer able to conceal the scale of the problem. The Federal Antimonopoly Service has begun issuing warnings to gas station operators across the ... Read More