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The central bank hiked interest rates by 3.5% in August 2023 after Vladimir Putin 's then economic adviser, Maxim Oreshkin, ...

Citing low oil prices as a major risk, Russia’s central bank defended its strict monetary policy in a Wednesday report, ...

Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of Seven democracies papered over their differences.

After speaking with Mr. Putin, Mr. Trump emphasized that American economic rapprochement with Russia would come after peace in Ukraine, not before. If Mr. Trump keeps the two issues intertwined ...

To hit its economy harder, EU envoys have drafted a new set of sanctions that would target more ships in the shadow fleet of tankers that Russia has deployed to evade a price cap of $60 per barrel ...

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Russian business leaders on Russian Entrepreneurship Day. Taking part in the meeting were ...

Kherson region. Late on May 18, Russian shelling of residential areas in Ukraine’s southern oblast, or region, of Kherson, ...

Behind the pomp, though, Russia stands on shakier ground ... Mr. Putin has played down these challenges, accepting short-term economic pain and diplomatic setbacks in the hope that his persistence ...

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan expressed Türkiye's interest in another round of Istanbul talks between Russia and Ukraine as he ...

The following is the May 28, 2025 Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Russian Military Performance and Outlook.