Sweden's finance minister raises doubts about the official figures on the state of the Russian economy, arguing that ...

Russia's latest economic data showed it had a strong 2024 and decade-high budget revenues in December. But economists say ...

Russia says it's withstanding the impact of sanctions. Sweden's finance minister says satellite images show a different story ...

More sanctions could push Moscow over the edge and serve as a deterrent to Beijing.

The Russian leader is reportedly facing growing pressure from Russia's elite to engage in peace talks to end the war.

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

Since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia’s economy has surpassed expectations. Its figures are, if not rosy, not ruinous either. Last year, the war economy likely grew ...

“It's very clear that the Russian economy is definitely not as strong as Putin wants us to believe,” Ms Svantesson said. "There is over Moscow, for example, a much darker picture," she said ...

"It's very clear that Russia's economy isn't as strong as Putin wants us to believe," Svantesson said, pointing to capital flight and nighttime satellite photos as potential evidence. Iikka ...

Russia's latest economic figures show it had a strong 2024. But economists are suspicious, believing its data don't stand up to scrutiny and is inflated. This week, Trump threatened high tariffs and ...