Is Putin about to leave office? Inozemtsev doesn’t think so
During the last few days, there have appeared a plethora of articles in both Russia and the West…
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Collapse of Russian economy accelerates transfer of raw materials sector to China
Stories about the transfer of territory from Russia to China and the arrival of Chinese settlers in Siberia…
Putin and the ruble
Presidential aide Andrey Belousov has acknowledged that Russia’s foreign currency reserves are insufficient to support the ruble. This…
The end of Russia’s economy
The Russian economy has ended even without any sanctions. News about the possible seizure of Russian state property…
Putin’s unrealizable dream vs. his all too-real nightmare
That Vladimir Putin lives in a different reality than do other world leaders is now more or less…
Shadow economy, rural self-sufficiency allowing Russia to weather sanctions, new study finds
Russia’s shadow economy and the self-sufficiency of Russians living outside of the major cities of the country “have…
Top Russian economist: Moscow can’t maintain current levels of military spending for much longer
The Russian government cannot afford to maintain its current levels of military spending for long because its shift…
EU energy plan puts Kaliningrad at risk, Moscow paper says
Gas pipeline issues have attracted far more attention, but a plan for a unified energy network among European…
Ten disturbing developments in and around Russia
Disturbing events are happening with such dizzying speed that it is impossible to keep up with all of…
The 8 ways Putin failed Russia in Ukraine
At a time when criticizing Ukraine for mistakes it has made in pursuing its goals is a cottage…
Five notable developments in a country disappearing from Russian news broadcasts
Valery Panyushkin today points to a development that, like the dog in the Sherlock Holmes story which didn’t…
Moscow commentator: Putin has no interest in peace in Ukraine now or ever
Vladimir Putin may organize short-lived ceasefires for various reasons, few of which have anything to do with Ukraine,…
Kremlin’s ‘stability’ is Russia’s financial crisis
Anti-crisis expenses cut by half because there is no money at all. At least one trillion 375 billion…
Experts: Russia’s economic collapse no catastrophe for Ukraine
There is a popular joke now in Ukraine: “When waking up in the morning, a real Ukrainian will…
Russia: the ruble crashes
The Russian Central Bank increased the key rate from 10,5 to 17 percent per annum on December 16.…
Oil vs. Putin. The price fall continues
The economic sanctions the West imposed on the Russian Federation turned out to be not the only challenge…
Expert: the Russian economy is currently stronger than in the last years of the USSR
Oil prices in the world continue falling. They have fallen to the lowest level in the past four…
Kyiv stores boycott Russian goods
Russian products will be specially marked and segregated shelves for goods from the Russian Federation will be set up, so people will know…
The sanctions work. Head of the Russian Sberbank rebels against Putin
At the Russia Calling Forum, the head of Sberbank violated the strange etiquette pertaining to the current (Russian)…
Economic crisis in Russia as a result of aggression against Ukraine
Moscow – If the separatists in the east of Ukraine gain control over Donetsk airport, combat over which…