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Russia economy meltdown as towns left abandoned and industries collapsing
In a post on social media, Mr Shevchenko wrote: " Russia risks losing 130 small towns, home to 3.4M people. In a decade, they ...
The key pillar of Russia's war chest is cracking. The timing couldn't be worse.
In July, Russia collected 787.3 billion rubles, or $9.8 billion, from oil and gas revenue — 27% lower than a year ago.
The Japan Times2dOpinion
Stagflation is hitting Russia’s war economy
Putin apparently does not think his popularity could withstand devoting much more of the budget to the war effort.
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Russia's economy holds up, but challenges lie ahead - Los Angeles Times
The economy shrank 2.1% last year, Russia’s statistics agency said. The International Monetary Fund predicts 0.3% growth this year — not great, but hardly disastrous.
Russia's economy is now so militarized, it may keep expanding its army even after the Ukraine war
Military production and defense spending are propping up Russia's economy and may shape its future long after the war in ...
The Kyiv Independent on MSN4d
Russian economy faces near-zero growth by end of 2025 as war-driven growth fades, central bank warns
Russia's wartime economic growth is faltering, with the Russian Central Bank forecasting near-zero GDP expansion by the end ...
Trump’s Russia sanction deadline comes and goes with a whimper
President Donald Trump’s self-imposed deadline to impose economic penalties on Russia for failing to end its war in Ukraine ...
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'Stop Russia's economy': Zelenskyy demands global response after deadly Zaporizhzhia bombing
Russian forces struck Zaporizhzhia, hitting residential neighborhoods, the central bus station, and a medical clinic, reports Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Ukrainian rescuers, medical teams ...