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One of Rusisa's biggest automakers said it's struggling under Western sanctions after frontline complaints that its vehicles are falling apart
A former top official complained of constant leaks, a gearshift lever falling off, unusually low mi…
Matthew Loh
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Sanctioned tankers are back to transporting Russian oil in a blow to the West's efforts to restrict crude flows
The number of sanctioned ships carrying Russian oil grew sixfold last month compared to levels in A…
Jennifer Sor
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Russia sees 'decades' of Western economic sanctions ahead, official says
Russia sees "decades" of Western sanctions ahead, a foreign ministry official said. The country is …
Kelly Cloonan
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Russia is turning to crypto as sanctions snarl payments, report says
Russia could start cryptocurrency exchange trails as soon as next month, in order to solve payment …
Filip De Mott
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Putin wants to retaliate against Western sanctions with commodity export curbs — but Russia needs the money, too
Putin recognizes the risks in export curbs, which he said could "harm us."
Huileng Tan
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A Russian warlord's new Cybertruck shows how Western sanctions are full of holes
Tesla doesn't ship Cybertrucks to Russia, but that doesn't seem to have stopped Chechen leader Ramz…
Hannah Abraham
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Russia thanks Western sanctions for helping it avoid the CrowdStrike IT outage
An IT outage linked to CrowdStrike disrupted flights, banks, and media outlets across the globe. Ru…
Cameron Manley
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Russia saw its oil revenue double in April despite Western sanctions
Strong global demand and supply fears driven by geopolitical risks have helped bolster Russia's ene…
Yuheng Zhan
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Russian banks are grappling with liquidity issues as US sanctions choke supply of yuan
Yuan availiability is shriveling up in Russia as US sanctions have pushed Chinese lenders away from…
Filip De Mott
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Russia has expanded its shadow fleet that it uses to evade oil sanctions, think tank says
Russia added 74 ships to its secretive fleet of shadow tankers, according to a new report from a Uk…
Jennifer Sor
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Russian energy giant Gazprom reported its first annual loss in 24 years amid Western sanctions
Sanctions and broader energy market factors weighed on profits. Shares of the energy giant saw thei…
Yuheng Zhan
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Western sanctions are so tight that Russia and China could soon use an ancient trading system. It's worked before.
Due to US secondary sanctions, Chinese banks are now extremely cautious about processing payments f…
Huileng Tan
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Russian FX trading is almost entirely in yuan as sanctions restrict dollar use
The Chinese yuan takeover comes after sanctions halted trading in the dollar and euro.
Filip De Mott
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Russia could merge state-run oil companies to make the world's 2nd largest producer, report says
A deal to combine three of Russia's biggest oil firms would create the biggest producer in the worl…
Kelly Cloonan
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China's yuan is tumbling amid US sanctions and as central banks boost dollar holdings
China's yuan fell to its lowest value against the ruble in a year as holders eye the impact of sanc…
Jennifer Sor
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Ukraine keeps finding Western parts in Russia's weapons, this time in the wreckage of its new heavy Hunter drone
Ukraine's military intelligence agency said it found Western-made parts in the wreckage of Russia's…
Jake Epstein
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3 reasons why surging gold prices will climb another 8% by the end of 2025, Goldman says
Goldman Sachs says the price of gold will reach a record of $3,000 an ounce by the end of next year.
Filip De Mott
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Ukraine says it cracked open a Russian decoy drone used to fool air defenses and found Western parts inside
Russia uses unarmed decoy drones to try to distract Ukrainian air defenses, Kyiv's military intelli…
Jake Epstein
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Moscow will reportedly block sales of Western banks to Russian firms, leaving them with no exit
Western banks still operating in Russia are facing and increasingly difficult path to an exit.
Filip De Mott
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A Russian company is bartering chickpeas for Pakistani rice as sanctions stop payments
A Russian company will reportedly barter with Pakistan as the Kremlin struggles to make payments ac…