About half of Russia's military budget is off the books, according to Craig Kennedy, a former Morgan Stanley investment ...

The Russian economy, fuelled by war expenditures and concealing structural issues, is on the verge of stagnation. Although ...

Russia spent almost a quarter of the national wealth fund’s available reserves last year to keep the economy on a war footing ...

Putin’s ultimate goal isn’t recreating empire or seeking war with NATO—it’s staying in power. In pressing for greater ...

After three years of war, strict sanctions, and dwindling oil prices, the odds are stacked against the Kremlin in 2025, a ...

Vladimir Putin’s war efforts have hit a humiliating low as some estimates reveal he has lost around 800,000 men in Ukraine ...

"Putin's government has not evinced visible concern that Russia's population might be cut in half by century's end," an ...

Ukraine's gross domestic product growth is expected to slow to 2.7% this year from probably around 3.6% in 2024, a deputy ...

The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas, which explore for, produce and sell oil as well as ...

The reality is that the financial underpinnings of Russia’s war economy increasingly look like a house of cards — so much so that senior members of the governing elite are publicly expressing concern.

Scott Bessent, Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary said he supports dialling up the sanctions on the Russian oil ...

The plunging Russian currency, the ruble, has added to inflationary pressures in Russia, British officials have said, as the ...