Russia's economic decline is in only in the early stages, and the country is masking significant 'degradation,' think tank says

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Putin with military personnel saluting behind him.
Russia is losing a huge amount of human capital as war drags on, one think-tank chair warns.

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Russia's war spending and labor exodus are bringing back a Soviet Union economy, IMF official says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Russia's wartime economy is flush with resources and is weathering Western sanctions, European economist says

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Vladimir Putin's war with Ukraine is boosting Russia's economy, IMF says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the Kremlin, in Moscow, on February 15, 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Russia's war in Ukraine has sent wages soaring as workers grow scarce and private business competes with the military

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Russia is suffering from a record 2.3 million worker shortage.

Sputnik/Mikhail Klementyev/Kremlin

Putin's social media ban cost Russia's economy more than $4 billion last year

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an annual nationwide televised phone-in show in Moscow, Russia June 20, 2019. Sputnik/Alexey Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS
Russia has restricted access to some Western social media platforms, like Facebook and X.

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A surge of Russian demand has made China the world's biggest car exporter

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A security guard stands watch over high-end cars in China.
One of Xi's public displays of cracking down on corruption included seizing more than 100 high-end cars used by officials.

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Russia's trade with the US plummets to a 3-decade low while its commerce with China surges past $200 billion

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Russia's war in Ukraine has drained it of labor — it lacks nearly 5 million workers this year, report says

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Russian citizens drafted during the partial mobilization are seen being dispatched to combat coordination areas after a military call-up for the Russia-Ukraine war in Moscow, Russia on October 10, 2022.
Russian citizens drafted during the partial mobilization are seen being dispatched to combat coordination areas after a military call-up for the Russia-Ukraine war in Moscow, Russia on October 10, 2022.

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Putin runs the Russian economy in the same heavy-handed way he navigates his yacht, researcher says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a boat trip with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko off the Black Sea coast, Russia May 29, 2021

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