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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Car dealerships in Russia are closing in their hundreds as the country's economic crisis continues to deepen. Late last year, the Russian Central Bank raised interest rates to a record high of 21% ...

The apparent resilience of Russia’s economy, and the resulting scepticism in some corners that western sanctions have had an effect, is a central part of this information warfare. The reality ...