Russia, Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin 'considering' drastic actions as Russian economy is in 'turmoil'
Vladimir Putin is mulling over a series of drastic options to prevent a further economic downturn, including freezing Russian bank accounts and rolling out food rationing
Russian war economy targeted as fresh sanctions pile more pressure on Putin
Two Russian energy giants are set to be sanctioned by the UK and US as the west piles more pressure on Vladimir Putin’s faltering economy.
Trump can pressure the Russian economy to get Putin negotiating
Trump has an opportunity to emulate President Ronald Reagan who won the Cold War by breaking the Russian economy. The Russian economy is a house of straw, one hard push and it will fall down. The country is vulnerable to economic crises. New sanctions or a drop in oil and natural gas prices could trigger a recession.
Donald Trump says his team setting up meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin
Donald Trump said talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin were in the works and while the president-elect provided no timeline, he stressed that his preference would be for after his Jan. 20 inauguration.
Russia reacts to Trump's claim of setting up talks with Putin: ‘Looks like things…’
Kremlin acknowledges Trump's claims of a meeting with Putin, suggesting mutual interest in dialogue. They believe progress will commence after his inauguration.

U.S. ramps up sanctions on Russian oil

Russian Economy Time Bomb: Putin Warned of 'Seismically Disruptive' War Debt
About half of Russia's military budget is off the books, according to Craig Kennedy, a former Morgan Stanley investment banker.
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The Russian Economy in 2025: 5 Key Things to Watch For
In March 2022, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine was unfolding, U.S. President Joe Biden said that Western sanctions were ...
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Moscow offers joint implementation of AI projects to Hanoi — Russian PM
The proactive demand growth is prevented by the high value of money in the Russian economy, under-investment and the relative shortage of capacity in the Russian oil and gas sector, the agency ...
Russia’s war economy is a house of cards
The reality is that the financial underpinnings of Russia’s war economy increasingly look like a house of cards — so much so ...
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Russia's war spending beyond budgetary capabilities, could collapse economy - expert
Russia's total military spending far exceeds its budget capabilities and could lead to the collapse of corporations and banks ...
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But at What Cost? Russian Natural Gas Cashflow Disrupted
The Russian economy is struggling, and that is likely to increase pressure on President Vladimir Putin for peace negotiations ...
US Companies Pay Over $1 Billion in Taxes to Russia Amid Ongoing Ukraine War
American firms paid Russia $1.2bn in profit taxes in 2023, according to figures shared exclusively with Newsweek.
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Record inflation destabilizes Russian economy
Inflation hasn't spared Russia. At his end-of-year press conference, Vladimir Putin himself acknowledged that inflation, a ...