War experts believe Moscow is planning a summer offensive in Ukraine. Economic and military pressures closer to home could end up pushing Moscow into peace talks. A slowdown in inflation, declining ...

The chances of a banking crisis in Russia have increased amid high interest rates, a Kremlin-linked think tank has warned.

A slowdown in its growth will raise questions ... Russia's Central Bank said : "The Russian economy grew by 4.1% in 2024, ...

Russia’s overheating economy fueled by massive Kremlin spending on its invasion of Ukraine may be about to cool sharply amid mounting constraints on key sectors that have bolstered growth until now.

Russia seems reluctant to pursue peace at the moment as the country is widely believed to be planning a new summer offensive in Ukraine to consolidate territorial gains in the southern and eastern ...

Economists have warned for months of a slowdown in Russia’s economic activity, with falling oil prices, high interest rates and a downturn in manufacturing all contributing to headwinds.

Russia’s economic growth has slowed drastically in the first quarter of 2025. Source: The Moscow Times, citing Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development Details: Between January and March ...

The figures appear to reflect a broader economic slowdown as sanctions, inflation, and the loss of Western companies continue to wreak havoc on key sectors. According to Russian analytical agency ...

And the slowdown is set to be exacerbated by a ... Putin urged his economic officials last month not to freeze the Russian economy as if it were in a "cryotherapy chamber" with their tight ...

In the meantime, a marked slowdown in the Russian economy has surprised some economists. "The sharp slowdown in Russian gross domestic product growth from 4.5% year-on-year in the fourth quarter ...