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Russian economy meltdown as Putin forced to beg pensioners and 14-year-olds to work
The continuing labour shortage has pushed up wages and increased inflation, which hit 9.9% earlier this year amid Western ...
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The Limits of Putin’s Balancing Act
MICHAEL KIMMAGE is Professor of History at the Catholic University of America. He is the author of Collisions: The Origins of ...
Russia's population crisis is so dire, it's staring down a labor shortage of 11 million people by 2030, a minister told Putin
In 2024, births in Russia fell to 1.22 million — the lowest level since 1999 — while deaths increased by 3.3% annually, to ...
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Putin's Empire Crumbles - Companies ABANDON Factories in Russia as Industrial Collapse Begins
Explore the crumbling Russian economy as companies abandon factories due to economic sanctions and the Ukrainian war, ...
Putin gets grim warning: Russia’s population crisis could wipe out 11 million workers by 2030
Russia faces a significant worker shortage by 2030. Retirements and low birth rates are major factors. The Ukraine war has worsened the situation. The government is offering incentives to boost birth ...
Russia's top regulator tells Putin how companies outmaneuver Western sanctions
Russia's new sanctions-busting method is "netting," an accounting tactic.
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Could Trump’s tariff threats force Putin into Ukraine peace deal?
Russia’s approach is to ‘keep calm and carry on’ in the face of Trump’s threats over Ukraine war, experts say.
Trump tariffs threaten US economy as much as European one, says German finmin
U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs threaten the American economy at least as much the European one, German Finance ...