War is expensive, and when you wage a war of aggression, prompting some of the biggest economies in the world to then sanction your economy, it can really hurt. Last year, stories about a Russian ...
December 31, 2025: Nearly four years of war in Ukraine have devastated the Russian civilian economy. This year, 75 percent of Russia’s regions report serious budget deficits and more enterprises are ...
Leading Russian economic institutions, including the Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting, the Higher School of Economics and the Central Bank, say Russia’s economy is ...