The record-breaking four-million ruble (£36,987) signing bonus applied to soldiers who signed contracts in Samara Oblast.

While Russia has not yet been forced into submission, there is a strong argument that Western financial sanctions are indeed ...

Small and informal groupings are becoming the diplomatic vehicles of choice in a polarized world, writes Charles A. Kupchan.

U.S. President Donald Trump will arrive Sunday for a Group of Seven summit in a country he has suggested should be annexed and as he wages a trade war with America’s longstanding allies. Here’s what ...

The latest escalation in the Middle East has the potential to cause widespread price increases that could set consumers back.

MOSCOW, June 11. /TASS/. Annual inflation in Russia surged to 9.71% from June 3 to 9, 2025, compared to 9.66% a week earlier, the Ministry of Economic Development said in its review.

Russia's sanctions-hit economy has been left reeling by falling fossil fuel revenues and a slump in profitability in the country's oil refineries. Figures released by Russia's state statistics agency ...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the alliance needs to urgently step up its weapons production.

"In Russia, growth rose to 4.3% in 2024, supported by solid growth in manufacturing activity, particularly in military-related and import-substituting industries," the World Bank said ...

A Russian economist has warned that the country may slide into "stagflation" by the end of the year if its leaders don't take ...