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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Russia's central bank pushes interest rates to 16% to try and cool war-time inflation

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Putin apologizes for the price of eggs as Russian inflation soars

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Putin suggests Russia's economic isolation is good for the country while 'archaic' Western economies deteriorate

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Russia's economy faces 3 obstacles to further growth as capital, industry, and its population wither, researcher says

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Demonstrators take part in a rally held by Russian Communist party to mark the Red October revolution's centenary in central Moscow, Russia November 7, 2017.

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The ruble is gaining and is the world's best performing currency versus the dollar in recent weeks amid rate hikes and energy costs

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Russia's ruble has gained 4% this month.

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Retail investors in Russia are powering an IPO hot streak that's drawing vodka makers and pawnshops to go public

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Russian stocks have surged 49% this year, notching their highest level since the nation first invaded Ukraine last year.

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Russia's oil exports are climbing near 4-month highs despite big production cuts

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Russia previously promised to trim oil production by 300,000 barrels a day through the end of the year, part of its efforts with Saudi Arabia to boost oil prices.

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Russia's economy is headed into the 'snare of perpetual war' as the Kremlin plans record-high military spending for 2024, think tank says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, and Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov on July 30, 2023.

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