Russia saw a surge in consumer spending after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, even as sweeping sanctions hit the economy.
Russia's war-driven boom is starting to look hollow from the factory floor and the front line. As troops and industrial ...
Russians are starting to notice. In a recent survey, says Vladimir Zvonovsky, a sociologist in the Russian city of Samara, ...
Vladimir Putin is not known for opening regional bank branches. Yet the Russian president was the guest of honour at a ...
Nato chief Mark Rutte warns Russia could attack within five years, urging Europe to prepare for a conflict on a scale not ...
Russian could attack Nato within five years, Mark Rutte said, warning allies to start ramping up preparations "now".
To sustain its war against Ukraine, Russia militarized its economy. Although—contrary to popular belief abroad—the Russian economy is not on a full wartime footing, the Kremlin has both ...