‚Out of Control‘: Russia’s CPI Inflation Up Again to 9.5% in December
Russia’s runaway consumer price inflation (CPI) made more gains in December, rising to 9.5% y/y, as the Central Bank continues
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Russia’s Hidden War Debt Creates a Looming Credit Crisis
Moscow has been quietly pursuing a two-pronged strategy to finance its escalating war costs. In addition to the publicly scrutinized
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Full Support or Quiet Resistance: Ukraine War Splits Russia’s Buddhists
On a November day in Russia’s Far East, residents of a suburb of Buryatia’s capital Ulan-Ude gathered alongside local officials to
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U.S., U.K. Unveil Sweeping Sanctions Against Russia’s Oil Sector
Washington on Friday imposed some of its most sweeping sanctions on Russia’s oil industry since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine,
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Looking Ahead at Russia’s Ethnic Republics in 2025
In 2024, Russia’s ethnic republics witnessed some of the country’s largest protests, suffered from the disproportionate mobilization of its Indigenous
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Russia’s Opposition, Past and Future: A Conversation With Jan Matti Dollbaum
Political scientist Jan Matti Dollbaum is a prominent scholar of contemporary Russian politics whose research focuses on activism and opposition
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Expert Insight: Cryptocurrency Mining Accounts for Nearly 1% of Russia’s Energy Resources
Alexey Zhikharev, director of the Renewable Energy Development Association (REDA), revealed that cryptocurrency mining accounts for almost 1% of Russia’s
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Russia’s New Bill Forces Banks and Merchants to Embrace Digital Ruble
Russia is set to make the digital ruble mandatory for banks and large merchants by 2025, pushing widespread adoption through
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Russia’s Biggest Bank Joins Digital Ruble Push – New Era of Transactions Begins
Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, has joined the expanding digital ruble pilot, signaling stronger momentum as the country advances its central
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Russia’s largest bank joins digital ruble pilot program
Key Takeaways Sberbank, TBank and Tochka Bank are now part of the digital ruble pilot program. By July 2025, major
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