Marc Champion is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Europe, Russia and the Middle East. He was previously Istanbul bureau ...
Vladimir Putin has been accused of hiding the true impact of the Ukraine war on Russia's economy as inflation continues to be ...
Even before its aggression against Ukraine, Russia was grappling with significant problems due to declining birth rates. The ...
"Putin's choice of timing for military aggression in Ukraine might have reflected an understanding that Russia's demographic (and economic) situation would not improve in the next two decades.
Russia's economy grew by 4.1% in 2024, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin told President Vladimir Putin today, slightly better than an official forecast of 3.9%. The country's gross ...
Since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia’s economy has surpassed expectations. Its figures are, if not rosy, not ruinous either. Last year, the war economy likely grew ...
Foreign investment in Russia's crumbling economy has crashed to a 15 year low as global businesses continue to pull their money from the country. Prior to Vladimir Putin's decision to launch his ...