A slowdown exposes the limits of the country’s wartime economy and suggests sanctions may finally be taking a toll.

This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. At Russia’s annual ...

The Russian economy has adapted to Western sanctions and inflation is now slowing, but turbulent times and major ...

Russia is also facing a "food catastrophe" after grain harvests were reported to have fallen by 12.7 million tonnes in the ...

Russia has faced economic turbulence caused by sanctions imposed after Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine that are aimed at choking Moscow's military machine. Strong GDP has been driven by high ...

Russia's manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index sank to 47.5 — its sharpest pace of contraction since March 2022, according ...

The Russian Ruble has soared in the first half of 2025, outperforming most of the world's currencies. In particular, it ...

Despite the resilience that Russia's economy has been projecting over the past few years, there are signs of a sharp slowdown ...

Russia’s economy has gone through cycles of boom and bust, from its Soviet-era strength to modern-day struggles under sanctions and structural weaknesses. While it remains a global power in energy and ...

Wisely, the United States has kept its own forces out of direct combat, choosing instead to treat Ukraine as a proxy in a ...

Russia's economy faces a tough 2026, the head of the country's biggest bank has said in the latest official warning about the country's finances, which is at odds with Vladimir Putin 's rosier ...

For over a year Russia has been attacking NATO nations clandestinely with disinformation and sabotage using a combination of specialized diplomats and sleeper agents who have long been living in ...