Ruble Bends to Putin’s Will in Nod to Wartime Election Economics

A rally in the ruble that’s propelling it toward the strongest since July is the latest piece of Russia’s economic jigsaw to fall into place before a widely expected tilt by Vladimir Putin at ... Read More

Russia resumes wartime capital controls as Putin nears elections

Russia's government is reimposing tougher capital controls over the objections of the central bank as Putin prepares for presidential elections. Read More

Putin's War Causes Russian Ruble To Nosedive To Wartime Low - UPROXX

Russian embarrassment is flying after the ruble fell to its lowest level since the start of Putin’s disastrous Ukraine war. Read More

Opinion: Vladimir Putin’s sham election - CNN

Ahead of the Russian election, independent journalist and TV Rain news anchor Ekaterina Kotrikadze gives unique insight into the treacherous job of reporting the truth in Putin’s Russia. Read More

Putin Turns to Ruble and Ballot to Shore Up Shaken Authority

Russia’s central bank is racing to stabilize the ruble ahead of an election seen as key to restoring Putin’s authority after the Wagner mutiny. Read More

Putin’s latest election meddling effort failed. It’s unlikely to ...

News coverage in Russia is already emphasizing the fact that Sandu narrowly lost the election within Moldova but secured victory due to an unprecedented turnout by Moldova’s large expat ... Read More

As Putin gears up for another election win, a critic says he ... - NBC News

As Putin gears up for another election win in Russia, a lone critic hopes to challenge his power ... Read More

Ruble rebounds to pre-war levels. Putin’s plan is working for now ...

The barrage of sanctions imposed by the West following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine decimated the ruble. But one month after the tanks rolled, the currency has made a full recovery and is now ... Read More

Grinning Vladimir Putin suggests support for Kamala Harris ... - CBS News

Vladimir Putin suggested his backing for Kamala Harris just hours after the U.S. accused Russia of 2024 election interference. Read More

Putin claims landslide win after Russian election with no ... - NBC News

President Vladimir Putin’s rule over Russia will be extended for at least another six years, after the Kremlin declared him the landslide winner of a presidential election with no real opposition. Read More

18 Russian Municipalities in Moscow Call For Putin’s Resignation ...

Amid wartime repression, pro-Putin candidates sweep to victory in regional and local elections. The elections were an early test of whether the upheaval caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ... Read More

Putin shrugs off financial sanctions as ruble rebounds

Vladimir Putin’s Russia is earning more from its energy exports than it was before it invaded Ukraine, and the ruble has bounced back to its prewar value. Read More