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Putin Announces New Cash Handouts, Familiar Policies in Pre-Election Pitch Bonuses for families were top of the agenda in a state of the nation address focused on Russia’s domestic problems. Putin's speech was low-key and focused on Russia's domestic problems. Andrei Nikerichev / Moskva News Agency With troops massing on the border with eastern Ukraine, Alexei Navalny languishing in jail, mass protests planned across Russia, rumors of closer integration with Belarus and relations with the West at a new low, President Vladimir Putin’s annual stat...

Explainer: Why Is the U.S. Sanctioning Russia and What Impact Will it Have? The U.S. has imposed the widest anti-Russia sanctions since 2018. April 15, 2021 This is the first sanctions action against Russia taken by new president Joe Biden. Andrew Harnik / POOL / AFP The U.S. on Thursday hit Russia with its toughest set of sanctions since 2018 to punish the Russian government for a host of infringements. This is the first sanctions action against Russia taken by new president Joe Biden and comes days after he suggested a face...

Russia Considers Spending Wealth Fund Billions on Infrastructure Bloomberg 4 days ago Evgenia Pismennaya and Anya Andrianova (Bloomberg) -- Russia may spend billions of dollars from its wealth fund this year on infrastructure and other investments, and projects related to Rosneft PJSC’s huge Vostok Oil venture in the Arctic are high on the list of candidates, according to two officials with knowledge of the discussions. The largesse could represent a significant boost in spending as the government has been cutting back on other stimulus introduced last year amid the corona...

Ruble Rocked by Rumors of Tough New Sanctions Updated: March 5, 2021 Placing more restrictions on Russia’s sovereign debt has been dubbed the “nuclear option.” Sergei Vedyashkin / Moskva News Agency The Russian ruble and government bonds sank Friday morning on reports that the U.S. and U.K. are considering a second round of tough sanctions against Russia over the poisoning and jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Washington and London could be prepared to slap asset freezes and travel ban...

Has Russia Beaten Boom and Bust? Russia has won plaudits for its macroeconomic handling of the coronavirus. Can other countries learn from its success? March 2, 2021 Russia has managed to avoid a sharp downturn, but growth has also been slow. Has Moscow solved the boom and bust cycle? Dmitry Feoktistov / TASS A year after the coronavirus pandemic plunged the global economy into turmoil and sent stock markets tumbling, Russia has emerged as one of the world’s best performers. Russia’s economy shrank by just 3.1% in 2020 �...