In other sectors, any returning Western companies would find a radically changed Russian economy. Boosted by oil sales and ...

The negative trends in Russia’s economy are a lasting effect of the ... isn't a full-blown recession yet — thanks to the defense sectors and regions that are still pulling the numbers up ...

Russia's economy will be ground to a halt by 2026, a think tank said this week. Massive government spending on defense is costing other sectors, Alexandra Prokopenko wrote. Businesses are slumping ...

The United States and its allies have imposed broad economic penalties on Russia over its war in Ukraine. As the conflict ...

Russia’s overheating economy fueled by massive Kremlin spending on its invasion of Ukraine may be about to cool sharply amid mounting constraints on key sectors that have bolstered growth until now.

Russia's war-orientated economy and plans for unprecedented military ... spending comes at the expense of investments into other sectors such as education, healthcare, or infrastructure, "which ...

ANDREI YAKOVLEV is an Associate at Harvard University’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and a Visiting Research ...

However, Russia's economy has shown resilience ... payments to soldiers' families and increased salaries in civilian sectors trying to attract workers. Nekrasov said that oil prices dropping ...

So why is Russia's economy struggling now ... which means that these sectors like health care, education and even internal security are highly under-financed. And because of labor shortage ...

Its cargo volumes, which hit a 15-year low in 2024, are a useful gauge of the manufacturing health of Russia's export-driven economy ... reduced demand in other sectors, such as from aluminium ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said that foreign service providers like Microsoft and Zoom, which have announced ...

The next round of EU sanctions against Russia will target banks, the shadow fleet and Nord Stream, Ursula von der Leyen said ...