Russian Economy

The stunning collapse of Moscow’s client regime in Syria after a prolonged intervention in the country is a major blow to the Kremlin’s ability to influence global affairs. Yet even...

Since February 24, 2022, when Russian forces poured into Ukraine, Western observers and governments have concentrated their attention on the fighting front. Intelligence agencies in Britain, Poland, the Baltic countries,...

Russia’s RBC news outlet reported earlier this week that UnionPay, China’s largest payment processing service, ended its operations in Russia over concerns that continuing to work in the country could...

The Russian economy saw sharp contractions on Monday after the United States, the European Union, and other Western nations and international organizations imposed a raft of sanctions against Moscow for...

The Kremlin’s efforts to extend President Vladimir Putin’s 20-year presidency will enable Moscow to sustain the policies that have seen Russia reclaim its great power status, while postponing the political and socio-economic...

The current crisis caused by low oil prices and COVID-19 bolsters skeptical perceptions of Russia’s 2020 growth forecast. With no revenues entering the country’s National Wealth Fund at current oil...

With 2021 parliamentary elections in mind, Russian President Vladimir Putin recently announced a package of broad social measures designed to boost consumer spending and, in turn, economic growth. But while...

The extension of sanctions against Russia by the EU and their expansion by the United States demonstrated that the restrictive measures will remain in place for the foreseeable future. However...

Before the Bolshevik revolution, Vladimir Lenin supposedly said “the worse the better.”  Essentially what he meant was that the more conditions deteriorated under the Russian czar (and in its aftermath)...