Vladimir Putin’s wartime economy has been resilient in the face of Western sanctions triggered by his invasion of Ukraine, ...

She worked at Russia’s central bank until early 2022. To sustain its war against Ukraine, Russia militarized its economy. Although—contrary to popular belief abroad—the Russian economy is not on a ...

Russia's refinery outages and fuel export bans have triggered widespread shortages and price hikes across Central Asia, exposing the region's deep reliance on Moscow's energy supplies.

A Ukrainian drone campaign has knocked out 17% of Russia’s refining capacity, fueling shortages and price spikes across the country. Massive defense spending, making up 41% of the 2025 budget, has ...

But that doesn’t mean there aren’t deep cracks in Russia’s unstable economic foundation, with only a thin veneer masking increasingly severe shortages — especially of workers. Russia is in a desperate ...

Russia has seen the number of petrol stations fall by 2.6%, or 360 sites, since the end of July amid ongoing fuel supply disruptions, with some oblasts facing particularly severe problems. Source: ...

Russia faces fuel shortages and price hikes after Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries, prompting export restrictions on gasoline and diesel. Central Asian countries like Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and ...

(CNN) — Almost 900 miles from Ukraine’s borders, a fire erupted at a Russian oil refinery on Saturday. The blaze – a result of a strike by Ukrainian long-range drones, according to sources in the ...

In addition to the economic warfare, Ukraine’s long-range strikes on refineries had by last month destroyed or damaged about ...

Disruptions to Russian and other global oil supplies could hit Australians in the coming weeks — but how hard?