The Russian economy continues to falter as numerous industries suffer as a result of Western sanctions. This week, it was reported that Russian oil and gas revenues, vital for the economy, fell by a ...

The new reality has forced the Kremlin to raise taxes and increase debt, and hovers over peace talks with Ukraine.

President Donald Trump made a bargain with India this week that introduced a simple calculus.

Analysts surveyed by Interfax at the end of December forecasted Russian GDP growth in 2025 at 0.9%, which is somewhat lower than the September forecast of the Economic Development Ministry (1.0%) and ...

RIGA - War and economic militarization in Russia have created a circle of politically and economically interested individuals who benefit from military action, and this will make it difficult to ...

Russia’s economy is slowing sharply, with the highest interest rates in two decades driving up debt levels as the world’s ...

"The Russian people are increasingly feeling the effects of the Kremlin's continued prioritization of the Russian defense industrial base." ...

Russia continuously upgrades its Geran (Shahed) drones to beat Ukrainian defenses, but rising costs now exceed cheap ...

Despite claims of success in Ukraine, new CSIS data shows that Russia is paying an extraordinary price for minimal gains, ...

MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Russia’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 1 to 1.3% in 2026, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday. For 2025, growth was estimated at 1% ...

These cases point to a general pattern. Economic pressure tends to matter in war only when it triggers one of three outcomes: the collapse of a state’s capacity to fight, the fragmentation of the ...

The Russian economy has been dealing with growing headwinds this year: unruly inflation, a ballooning budget deficit – due in part to massive military spending – and shrinking revenues from oil and ...