War experts believe Moscow is planning a summer offensive in Ukraine. Economic and military pressures closer to home could end up pushing Moscow into peace talks. A slowdown in inflation, declining ...

The chances of a banking crisis in Russia have increased amid high interest rates, a Kremlin-linked think tank has warned.

(Bloomberg) -- Russia’s overheating economy fueled by massive Kremlin ... Policymakers are hoping the signs of a slowdown in June and July indicate a cooling in domestic demand, according ...

Russia seems reluctant to pursue peace at the moment as the country is widely believed to be planning a new summer offensive in Ukraine to consolidate territorial gains in the southern and eastern ...

A slowdown in its growth will raise questions ... Russia's Central Bank said : "The Russian economy grew by 4.1% in 2024, which was slightly higher than the Bank of Russia forecast in October.

The slowdown is worrying for the Kremlin but not serious enough to significantly hobble its war effort. By Anatoly Kurmanaev Reporting from Berlin The wartime economy that Russia spurred into ...

Russia is set for the deepest recession of any large economy this year, according to new forecasts from its central bank—and economists forecast a gloomy future as the windfall from high energy ...

Russia's war economy is facing significant challenges, including soaring inflation, rising interest rates, and a potential economic slowdown. The Central Bank's efforts to control inflation ...

but that hides a persistent slowdown in the rate of growth. And although sanctions imposed over Ukraine have grabbed the headlines, the truth is that economic weakness in Russia is homegrown.

The figures appear to reflect a broader economic slowdown as sanctions, inflation, and the loss of Western companies continue to wreak havoc on key sectors. According to Russian analytical agency ...

For the first time since 2009—low point of the global economic slowdown—Russia is in recession. Its economy will contract 3 percent this year, though Moscow’s $360 billion in cash reserves ...

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.