Anatoly Kurmanaev
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Russia Raises Interest Rate to 21 Percent, Its Highest in Decades
Military spending and recruitment are causing the country’s economy to overheat, leaving regulators in a struggle to rein in rising prices.
E.U. Removes Russian Tech Tycoon From Sanctions List
Yandex’s co-founder, Arkady Volozh, received rare sanctions relief after condemning Russia’s war and severing ties to the country.
Yandex Reaches $5 Billion Deal to Exit Russia
Yandex, often called “Russia’s Google,” said it reached a deal to sell off its assets in the market where it made its fortune, after the...
Russia’s Interest Rate Hike Highlights Economic Struggle Amid Ukraine War
With the third-largest interest rate increase in a decade to shore up the ruble, Moscow’s policymakers are pursuing the conflicting goals of paying for the...
Russia’s Wartime Spending Raises Fears of an Economic Bubble
The economic strength has helped to maintain popular support for Vladimir Putin’s war, but some have warned the state-led spending is threatening the country’s financial...
A Russian Journalist’s Reference to Russian Troops Causes Fury and Soul Searching.
An unscripted comment by a television host has plunged a major independent Russian media outlet in crisis, and put focus on the public role of...