Russia’s tanking ruble spells trouble for Putin
Russia’s ruble is in trouble. The currency has plunged to its lowest rate against the dollar since the weeks after…
Russia is creeping towards stagflation
The Central Bank of Russia raised its benchmark rate to a twenty-year high of 21 per cent on Friday –…
The secret behind Putin’s booming war economy
Russia’s spending on its war in Ukraine continues to grow. Somehow, despite tightening sanctions and increased global isolation, two-and-a-half-years in…
The sneaky way that Russia is still evading western sanctions
The leaders of the European Union can give themselves a pat on the back. They have, on the face of…
How Putin plans to fund a forever war in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin’s costly war in Ukraine has transformed Russia as the president has forced the country to pivot onto a…
Russia and China have never been equal partners
Barely a week after inaugurating himself as president once again, Vladimir Putin has gone to China – his first foreign…
Is Andrei Belousov Russia’s Albert Speer?
President Vladimir Putin’s appointment of the civilian economist Andrei Belousov as Russia’s defence minister in the third year of the…
Why is Russia’s economy booming despite sanctions?
Over two years on from the invasion of Ukraine, Russia is the most sanctioned nation in the world. And yet the country’s…
