Russia

Russia Faces Stagflation Threat As Growth Slows

Surging prices -- annual inflation came in at a little over nine percent in August -- is just one of the economic headaches Russia is grappling with as it has increasingly militarised its economy since ordering troops into Ukraine in February 2022.

Russia Rules Out Peace Talks As Ukraine Claims Advances

The biggest attack on Russian soil since World War II has rattled Russia and penetrated several kilometres into Russia's Kursk region. President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine now controls over 1,250 square kilometres (480 square miles) and 92 settlements.

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