During his December 2025 year-end press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Russia's economic slowdown, raising concerns for a recession amid war.

The Russian economy continues to falter as numerous industries suffer as a result of Western sanctions. This week, it was reported that Russian oil and gas revenues, vital for the economy, fell by a fifth in 2025.

RIGA - War and economic militarization in Russia have created a circle of politically and economically interested individuals who benefit from military action, and this will make it difficult to reduce military spending and militarization in the future,

MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Russia's public deficit could balloon to almost triple the official target by end-2026 as a fall in Indian purchases of oil and growing oil trade discounts eat into revenues while spending may be higher than expected,

Russia continuously upgrades its Geran (Shahed) drones to beat Ukrainian defenses, but rising costs now exceed cheap interceptor drones, flipping the cost balance.

Russia’s economy is slowing sharply, with the highest interest rates in two decades driving up debt levels as the world’s largest railway network edges closer to bankruptcy. Once a major economic engine, Russian Railways (RZD) is an integral part of the country’s lives; however, it is plunging deeper and deeper into financial trouble.

He cited the data of a survey, conducted by Levada Center, (officially the Yuri Levada Analytical Center) - a Russian independent, non-governmental research organization specializing in sociology and public opinion polling.

Russia’s economic strain is becoming harder to ignore as pressure from sanctions and high interest rates spreads across key sectors.

A slowdown in Russia’s defense and energy sectors is weighing on the country’s war economy. Oil and gas revenues have fallen because of low prices, a global glut of crude, and sanctions, while military-related industries, including weapon and ammunition production, are seeing languishing growth, government projections show.

Russia's economy grew by one percent in 2025, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, marking a much slower expansion compared to the 2024 figure as it stutters under the burden

Russia’s economic strain is showing fresh signs of stress after one of the country’s flagship industrial companies reported a sharp collapse in profitability. The results underline growing pressure on key sectors once considered pillars of resilience under sanctions.