Economy News Ukraine’s Best Hope May Be A Faltering Russian Economy

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

The Russia-Ukraine missile war is draining Putin’s economic lifeblood

The invasion of Ukraine is becoming a long-range missile war, as both sides seek military advantage away from the blood-soaked, muddy, drone-saturated death traps of the eastern Ukraine trenches. Read More

Ukraine's drones are striking weak spots in Russia's war economy

“Greetings from the Birds of the Unmanned Systems Forces,” said Ukraine’s drone leader in August, Robert Brovdi, after attacks on Russian oil infrastructure. Over the past two months, Ukraine has ... Read More

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

MOSCOW (Reuters) -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 ... Read More

Ukraine and Russia’s intensifying energy war brings gas shortages and economic pain

Almost 900 miles from Ukraine’s borders, a fire erupted at a Russian oil refinery on Saturday. The blaze – a result of a strike by Ukrainian long-range drones, according to sources in the country’s ... Read More