Vladimir Putin is nervous. Almost three years into his war in Ukraine, the Russian president is increasingly concerned about ...

Sweden’s finance minister has raised scepticism about Russia’s official figures describing the state of the Russian economy, arguing that the inflation figures from its central bank are an ...

Russia’s economy is showing “serious cracks” and the West must intensify sanctions to put Ukraine in the best possible ...

Newsweek reached out to the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation for comment ... by Western countries and those living at poverty level may suffer, which would likely be ...

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 ...

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 ...

Armenia’s government risks plunging the country into widespread poverty with plans to seek its membership in the European ...

World Bank Says the Global Is Economy Is Growing Steadily, but Not Fast Enough to Help Ease Poverty WASHINGTON (AP ... including COVID-19 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.