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

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

Swedish officials have compared satellite photos of Moscow by night ... “It's very clear that the Russian economy is definitely not as strong as Putin wants us to believe,” Ms Svantesson ...

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

The United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom have imposed over 20,000 restrictions and sanctions on Russia, ...

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 ...

Domestic activity has become strained in recent months by labour shortages and high interest rates introduced to tackle ...

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 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 ...