Economy News Ukraine Targets Value Added Production To Reshape Wartime Economy

Russia’s economy is struggling. But that won’t bring Putin to the negotiating table for years

The Russian economy has been dealing with growing headwinds this year: unruly inflation, a ballooning budget deficit and shrinking energy revenues. But analysts say the Kremlin could weather the storm ... Read More

A slowing wartime economy pushes the Kremlin to tap consumers for revenue

After two years of robust growth fueled by military spending on the war in Ukraine, Russia’s economy is slowing. Oil revenues are down, the budget deficit is up and defense spending has leveled off. Read More

Russian lawmakers approve tax hike bill to boost economy as the war with Ukraine nears 4 years

In this photo provided by The State Duma, Lower House of the Russian Parliament Press Service, deputies attend a session at the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament in Moscow, Tuesday ... Read More

Ukraine’s Oil Strikes Are Hurting Russia’s War Economy

Ukraine’s deep-strike drones have hit half of Russia’s major oil and gas facilities, reducing refining capacity and fueling domestic fuel shortages. New long-range systems like the Lyutiy drone and ... Read More

Russian lawmakers approve tax hike bill to boost economy as the war with Ukraine nears 4 years

Russian lawmakers endorsed new tax hikes on Tuesday as Moscow looks for new revenue sources to boost its economy during its nearly four-year war with Ukraine. Legislators in the lower house of ... Read More