Russia Remade Its Economy for War, but It’s Come at a Huge Cost

About half of the country’s federal budget goes toward the fight in Ukraine, money that does little to support its long-term development.

Putin Acknowledges Economic Slowdown. Is Russia Entering A Recession?

During his December 2025 year-end press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Russia's economic slowdown, ...

Russia economy meltdown as Putin makes desperate move as oil revenues plummet

A bakery owner who pleaded with Putin to look into tax reforms warned that many businesses will be forced to close.
Opinion

The Russian economy is eating its own muscle to survive as Putin’s war on Ukraine destroys future capacity, former central bank advisor says

“The body is metabolizing its own muscle tissue for energy,” Prokopenko said.

Russia's economy will keep slowing in first half of 2026, Interfax quotes minister as saying

(Corrects minister's first name to Maxim in first paragraph) MOSCOW, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Russia's economy will continue to ...

Russia economy meltdown as cucumber price skyrockets by 111% - 'what are we going to eat'

Russians are being forced to eat expired food as they can no longer afford items as simple as cucumbers amid the four-year-long war in Ukraine. Cucumber prices in Russia have surged by over 100% since ...
TASS

Russian economy withstood pressure from outside — German expert

It became possible owing to "restructuring in Russia and deepening of economic cooperation with partners, primarily in China, and with many countries of Global South" GENEVA, January 19. /TASS/.
Anadolu Agency

Russia acknowledges 50% drop in energy revenues, insists economy remains stable

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov admitted on Thursday that Russia's revenues from energy resource sales declined by half compared to 2025. Speaking at a press briefing in Moscow, Peskov argued that the ...