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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China's economic partnership with Russia is so lopsided that Putin needs the help of the US — but he'd never admit that, think tank says

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (front, R), Chinese President Xi Jinping (front, L), his wife Peng Liyuan (2nd row, L), and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (2nd row, R), arrive for a gala show to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, Sept. 3, 2015.

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Putin has bet Russia's entire economy on war. An expert says it's his best shot at maintaining control of the country.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin joins his hands as he holds a meeting of the Russia — Land of Opportunity platform supervisory board at the Catherine's Hall of the Kremlin in Moscow on April 20, 2022.

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Russia's economy is headed for stagnation as the path of monetary policy is being chosen 'very poorly,' economists say

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Western companies have $18 billion in Russia profits they can't touch

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

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