We believe that next year Russia will have a significant deficit — nearly $100 billion. We have seen the documents — a month ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia is deliberately slowing its economic growth in order to suppress inflation. "As for the decline from more than 4% GDP growth: ...

Gould-Davies, a senior fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies who has served as ...

Russia is using a hybrid approach in its relations with European countries, including the use of drones, support for pro-Russian forces, and other tactics, stated Vadym Skibitskyi, Deputy Chief of ...

The Bank of Russia lowered benchmark rates again on Friday and denied the economy is in a recession, even after its own data showed GDP has been shrinking this year. The latest cut brought rates down ...

The Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting (CMACP), which is close to Putin's regime, has concluded ...

A Ukrainian drone campaign has knocked out 17% of Russia’s refining capacity, fueling shortages and price spikes across the country. Massive defense spending, making up 41% of the 2025 budget, has ...

Russia's central bank on Friday cut its key interest rate, but warned inflation was still too high, amid growing fears of an economic slowdown after bloated spending on the Ukraine offensive. Russia's ...

How long can the Ukrainian military hold up versus how long can the Russian economy hold up." Tougher Western sanctions, including tariffs on countries buying oil from Russia, would cause Russia’s ...

The war in Ukraine has been costly for Russia. To the British Ministry of Defence estimated a total of one million Russian casualties as of July of this year, including injuries, with the U.S.-based ...