Paula Newton speaks to Andrei Illarionov, a former adviser to Vladimir Putin, on the state of the Russian economy.

Russia spent years building a massive reserve of foreign currency to shield itself from economic shocks. But when the West ...

For years, Donald Trump criticized presidents for empty threats. He often pointed to then-President Barack Obama failing to ...

White House advisor Peter Navarro criticized India's Russian oil imports in an op-ed after Trump announced new tariffs ...

With Russia's economy strained by sanctions and weak oil, investors are betting on a breakthrough deal.

Military production and defense spending are propping up Russia's economy and may shape its future long after the war in ...

One major vulnerability for Russia heading into the Alaska summit is its faltering economy. While analysts say that a ...

As Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked over how to fund the government for fiscal 2026 and prevent a shutdown, Senate ...

In particular, cutting off the “shadow fleet” of tankers that deliver Russia’s oil under the radar would send the war economy ...

The Russian economy was slowing even before President Trump’s latest threats. But the Kremlin has enough money to keep ...

The economy shrank 2.1% last year, Russia’s statistics agency said. The International Monetary Fund predicts 0.3% growth this year — not great, but hardly disastrous.

Russian Economy Contracts Sharply as War and Sanctions Take Hold The country’s gross domestic product from April through June declined 4 percent from a year earlier, new government data shows.