Russia’s War Economy Shows New Cracks

Ruble collapse: Will it have impact on Russia's war in Ukraine
The official exchange rate of the Russian ruble against the US dollar has fallen to its lowest level since March 2022, when Western countries imposed sweeping sanctions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The ruble is down, the price of potatoes is up. But is Russia's economy really in trouble?
The lead story on the front page of Tuesday's edition of Moskovskij Komsomolets, a major state-run newspaper in Moscow, is the uproar over the rising price of potatoes.One lawmaker is calling on the country's prosecutor general to investigate the surging cost of this household staple,
Russia’s War Economy Shows New Cracks After the Ruble Plunges
President Vladimir Putin said there isn’t any reason for Russians to panic after the currency fell to its lowest level since the days following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
What Collapsing Russian Ruble Means for Ukraine War
The Russian currency has plummeted to its lowest level since the start of Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Declining ruble gets attention of Russia
Russia's ruble is sagging against other currencies, complicating the Kremlin's efforts to keep consumer inflation under control with one hand even as it overheats the economy with spending on the war against Ukraine with the other.
Russia's economy under pressure as ruble weakens
Russia's currency has hit its weakest level since its invasion of Ukraine. The depreciation of the rubel comes after Washington sanctioned Gazprombank and challenges are mounting for Moscow to manage its war economy.
Putin says there's no need to panic over Russia's plummeting ruble
Russian President Vladimir Putin says there's no need to panic over the country's plummeting currency... despite the ruble weakening to its lowest level in over two years. Australia has passed a law banning social media for under-16s.
The ruble’s in a slump. For the Kremlin, that’s a two-edged sword
Russia’s ruble is sagging against other currencies, complicating the Kremlin’s efforts to keep consumer inflation under ...
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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 the ...
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Russia’s ruble has plunged amid fresh sanctions as wartime economy strains
Russia’s finance minister, Anton Siluanov, told a financial conference in Moscow this week that a weak ruble was “very, very favourable” for exporters — suggesting the Kremlin may be ...
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Russian ruble hits lowest level against dollar since March 2022
“There is a significant risk that the weakening of the ruble will continue,” said Yevgeny Kogan, a professor at Moscow’s Higher School of Economics. Sanctioned Russian banks cannot conduct ...
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Ruble tumbles as Russia’s war economy comes under increasing strain
The ruble fell as far as 114.75 to the U.S. dollar, according to data from Investing.com, a level unseen since March 2022, just after Russia started its war in Ukraine. By late trading in Moscow ...
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Russia/Ukraine conflict, ruble collapses and Moscow forced to hike interest rate
“Consequently, the pass-through of the ruble's depreciation to prices is ... currency and dealing with the monetary fallout of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The bank then steadily lowered ...
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US Sanctions Hit Ruble as Russia’s FX Sources Are Drying Up
The ruble has fallen almost 8% against the dollar ... when the US sanctioned the Moscow Exchange — which immediately halted dollar and euro trading. On Wednesday, the bank also said it wouldn ...
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Kremlin bots spin ruble plunge to soothe Russian citizens
Kremlin bots have launched an offensive to persuade VKontakte social network users that the sharp decline in the ruble's ...