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Russia's GDP Rebounds 1.3% in Q2 as Higher Oil and Gas Prices Offset Sanctions
Rosstat reports 1.3% year-on-year growth after a 0.2% Q1 contraction, with consumption and a hydrocarbon price windfall ...
Russia’s New-Build Prices Trail Inflation as Mass Discounts Stay Off the Table
Primary-market prices rose 3.6% in H1 2026, below 4.2% inflation. Analysts see no mass discounts, but demand is shifting...
Putin Orders Russian Navy to Mirror Western Seizures of Merchant Ships
Russia says it will detain and confiscate cargo from vessels of unfriendly states in response to Western seizures of its...
Putin Threatens Mirror Response on Ship Seizures and Rebukes Japan During Pacific Fleet Drills
Speaking from the Varyag during Pacific Fleet drills, Putin promised a mirror response to any seizure of Russian merchan...
Syrian Court Sentences Bashar al-Assad to Death in Absentia
A Syrian court has sentenced former dictator Bashar al-Assad to death for murder, torture, and crimes against humanity—a...
Russia’s PSB Touts $140B Turnover for A7A5 Stablecoin, Built to Withstand Sanctions
The rouble-denominated A7A5 stablecoin has processed nearly $140 billion in cross-border payments since launch, with 15,...
Russia Grants Rosstandart Broad Authority to Enforce Industrial Product Standards
A government decree, effective September 1, empowers the standards agency to combat counterfeits and enforce mandatory r...
Low-Cost Destabilization: How Belarus Is Weaponizing Migration Against Latvia
Latvia is facing a record surge of illegal crossings orchestrated by Belarus as part of a Russian hybrid-warfare strateg...
Moscow Aims to Boost Transport Links for 2,160 ‘Anchor’ Settlements
Prime Minister Mishustin orders stronger transport connections for the 2,160 towns and cities where nearly three-quarter...
Russian Academy Head Pitches National Supercomputing Centre to Putin
The president of the Russian Academy of Sciences asked Vladimir Putin to back a joint supercomputing facility with the K...
Russian Authorities Bust $2M/Day Crypto Laundering Ring in Moscow-City
Russian financial intelligence and security services dismantled a network of illegal crypto exchanges with daily turnove...
Russia's Record Cash Demand: Digital Fears and Tax Shifts Fuel a 643 Billion Ruble July Surge
Cash in Russian circulation jumped by a record 643.4 billion rubles in July, pushing the liquidity deficit to a three-ye...
Russia's Parallel Imports Steady at $1.7 Billion a Month, List Unchanged — Official
Deputy Trade Minister Roman Chekushov says monthly parallel imports into Russia have stabilized at $1.7 billion, with no...
Sellers Seek Tax Relief After Drone Attacks Hit Wildberries Hubs
E-commerce vendors hit by drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses ask for deferrals on taxes and social contributions. M...
Russia's Telecom Regulator Seeks to Lock Down M2M SIM Cards to Stop Fraud
Russia's Ministry of Digital Development has proposed a decree that would force companies to register M2M SIMs on the Go...
Russia's Health Ministry Recommends 9 New Drugs for Vital List, Only 4 Made Locally
The proposal seeks to expand state-funded access to cancer, rare disease and diabetes treatments, with most therapies su...
Russian Meat Prices Climb: Beef Up 15.6%, Chicken Follows as Costs Bite
Rising feed, logistics, disease, and seasonal demand are pushing up beef, chicken, and pork prices across Russia. Expert...
US Dairy Farmer 'Jolly Milkman' Faces Deportation From Russia After 30 Years
Justas Walker, the American farmer who became an internet sensation for his humorous take on Russian food sanctions, say...
Von der Leyen Backs US Senate's Russia Sanctions Bill as Kremlin Slams 'Illegal' Measures
European Commission chief hails transatlantic unity on sanctions, while Senator Rand Paul warns the secondary tariff pla...
Sevastopol Governor Reports 35 Ukrainian Drones Shot Down, Minimal Damage
Two waves of drone attacks on August 8 were repelled by air defenses and aviation, with debris causing minor damage to h...
FSB Arrests Three Teenagers Over Planned Attack on Russian National Guard Facility
Russia's domestic intelligence service says three minors in Primorsky Krai gathered intelligence on law enforcement offi...
Russian White Sugar Exchange Trading Volumes Jump Over 20-Fold Since 2017
Spot volumes on the Russian sugar exchange exceeded 90,000 tonnes this year, up from a cautious start in 2017, as the FA...
Russia Weighs Unprecedented E-Commerce Support After Wildberries Logistics Attacks
Deputy Trade Minister says government is reviewing seller requests for tax payment deferrals following attacks on Wildbe...
Return to Office Surge: The Real Reasons Behind the Shift — and the High-Stakes Trade-Offs
Five years after remote work seemed the new normal, Moscow’s offices are filling again. An HR expert explains why the pe...
France On High Alert as Foreign Interference Targets 2027 Presidential Hopefuls
Coordinated disinformation attacks, traced to Russia and Trumpist networks, are now directly striking French presidentia...
Russian Law Enforcement Pushes to Refund Realtor Fees When Property Deals Are Voided for Fraud
A proposal by the Interior Ministry, FSB and Prosecutor General’s Office would force real estate agents to return their ...
Russia Proposes Shift to Specialized GOST Standards for Reputation Scoring in State Construction Tenders
The draft government decree would replace the broad EKG-rating in public procurement with national construction standard...
Russia’s Weekly Deflation Returns as Gasoline and Food Prices Dip, Annual Inflation at 6.13%
A 0.02% weekly drop in consumer prices—the first since May—offered temporary relief, but year-on-year inflation accelera...
Russia to Allow Broader Tax Deductions for Corporate Defense Spending
The Ministry of Finance is reviewing whether companies can deduct certain defense-related costs from their taxable profi...
Russian Fuel Shortages Spur Rationing, Public Blames Local Officials
Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries have caused severe fuel shortages across several regions, leading to r...