Skeptical of Russia's data, some Western officials judge its economy by looking at Moscow from space
Russia claims it is withstanding the impact of sanctions. Sweden's finance minister said satellite images show a different ...
Russian Economy Time Bomb: Putin Warned of 'Seismically Disruptive' War Debt
About half of Russia's military budget is off the books, according to Craig Kennedy, a former Morgan Stanley investment ...
Russia hits back with multi-billion penalty on Austrian bank
A Russian court's order for Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International to pay 2 billion euros ($2.1 billion) in damages for a ...
Russia's economy faces a demographic disaster and risks seeing its population reduced by half by the end of this century, think tank says
"Putin's government has not evinced visible concern that Russia's population might be cut in half by century's end," an ...
Russia's Huge Overspending As War Rumbles On
Russia recorded in 2024 a budget deficit exceeding three trillion rubles for the third consecutive year, soaring to 3.49 trillion rubles ($34.39 billion), according to the country's finance ministry.
As Trump Takes Office, Zelensky Urges Europe to Stand Firm Against Russia
Speaking a day after Trump’s inauguration, Ukraine’s president told world leaders at Davos that Europe needs to remain united ...
Russia economy meltdown as Putin's minister admits country's deficit has soared to £29bn
While revenues did increase by 26%, this was not enough to offset Russia's staggering spending costs, exacerbated by the ...