MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian poverty rates will return to 2007 levels this year as the economy continues to contract and inflation reduces people's purchasing power, the World Bank said on Wednesday.

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

Russian frustrations cut through a meticulously controlled marathon press conference delivered by Vladimir Putin on Friday, revealing the hardships facing ordinary people. The 73-year-old president ...

December 31, 2025: Nearly four years of war in Ukraine have devastated the Russian civilian economy. This year, 75 percent of Russia’s regions report serious budget deficits and more enterprises are ...

Russia's economy grew by one percent in 2025, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, marking a much slower expansion compared to the 2024 figure as it stutters under the burden ...

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A deep look at the Ukraine war in 2026, Russia’s strained war economy, shrinking fiscal buffers, oil revenue pressure, and why peace talks reveal weakening leverage rather than momentum.

Russian frustrations cut through a meticulously controlled marathon press conference delivered by Vladimir Putin on Friday, revealing the hardships facing ordinary people. The 73-year-old president ...