BERLIN, March 17 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Over the last three years, President Vladimir Putin has often bragged, opens new tab that Russia’s economy has defied the dire forecasts made after his ...

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago and the subsequent imposition of tough economic sanctions, the Russian economy has unquestionably been under pressure. Problems have ...

But how viable a partner is Vladimir Putin’s Russia, its economy weakened by years of Western sanctions, its population falling and the prospect of aggressive state intervention rarely far away?

Anders Åslund, a Swedish economist and expert of Russian finances, warned that Russia's economy could be about to hit the buffers. In an article for Project Syndicate, he wrote: "The most ...

LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Russia's overheating economy is on the cusp of serious cooling, as huge fiscal stimulus, soaring interest rates, stubbornly high inflation and Western sanctions take ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says a lengthy phone call between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had achieved ...

The plan came up short. The Russian economy – and war machine – did not fall apart. In spite of horrendous losses of men and materiel, Russia’s war of attrition remained largely intact ...

Since it invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Russia's economy has proved to be robust despite sanctions, inflation and labour shortages. But how long can it last? Charles Pellegrin takes a deep dive ...

Russia says it is open for economic cooperation ... and believes such cooperation is key for a more resilient global economy.” In a statement to CNN, Dmitriev said the first stage of such ...

Is it “Russia, Russia, Russia” — on the economy? It’s probably not a big surprise that the liberal-left mainstream legacy press is doing everything it can to paint a negative picture of President ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has paused offensive cyberoperations against Russia by U.S. Cyber Command, rolling back some efforts to contend with a key adversary even as national ...

Russia expert George Barros says it is imperative the West continue to apply pressure on the Russian economy. "It took three years of the Russians being destroyed in Ukraine with our support ...