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The economic crisis in Russia is escalating, with political instability contributing to the nation's decline. Kremlin insiders have voiced concerns about the dire economic situation, indicating a bleak outlook for future recovery. International analysts highlight the impact of this crisis on global markets, with Russia's aggression against Ukraine exacerbating the instability. The southern regions of occupied Ukraine face severe socio-economic challenges, worsening the crisis. This complex interplay of politics and economics in Russia reinforces global tensions and emphasizes the need for strategic responses to stabilize the region.

What are the main factors driving the economic crisis in Russia?

The economic crisis in Russia is largely driven by falling oil prices, international sanctions, and political mismanagement. These factors have led to a decline in real wages, increased cost of capital, and weakened consumer confidence, causing significant damage to Russia's economic stability.

How is the political situation in Russia affecting its economic crisis?

The current political climate in Russia, characterized by aggressive foreign policies and internal political turmoil, exacerbates the economic crisis. The government's inability to implement effective economic reforms and the continued geopolitical tensions have deterred investment and economic growth.

What impact does Russia's economic crisis have on global markets?

Russia's economic crisis impacts global markets by increasing volatility, particularly in the energy sector, given Russia's role as a major oil and gas supplier. The crisis has also contributed to global economic uncertainty, affecting investor confidence and stability in international markets.

How is the crisis affecting socio-economic conditions in occupied Ukrainian territories?

In occupied territories of southern Ukraine, the socio-economic crisis is intensifying due to Russian military activities and neglect of regional development. This has led to deteriorating living conditions, scarce resources, and increased human suffering, further complicating the crisis.

What are international leaders doing to address the crisis in Russia and Ukraine?

International leaders are seeking diplomatic solutions to mitigate the crisis by imposing sanctions on Russia and supporting Ukraine through economic aid and political backing. Efforts are focused on pressuring Russia to cease aggression and facilitating peace negotiations to stabilize the region.

How can Russia overcome its current economic challenges?

To overcome economic challenges, Russia needs to implement fundamental economic reforms, diversify its economy beyond oil and gas, and restore investor confidence through transparent governance. Reducing geopolitical tensions and fostering international cooperation are also crucial for recovery.

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In Makiivka, people collect water from puddles Donbas without water: elderly woman scoops it from puddle. VIDEO A critical situation with water supply has developed in the Central City District of Makiivka, in Russian-occupied Donetsk region. 6 088 53

economic crisis in Russia Kremlin blogger on economic and political situation in Russia: "Russia is dying and it is not Khokhols, Banderovites or Americans who are destroying it". VIDEO The economic situation in the Russian Federation is critical, and the politicians of the current Russian government are leading the country to decline and complete degradation. 16 551 57 Previously in trend: Economic pressure on Russia State of Russian economy

окупація Socio-economic crisis in occupied territories of southern Ukraine is gaining new dimensions - National Resistance Centre The humanitarian crisis in the social and economic spheres is escalating in the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region. 3 859 15 Incidents

коридор,зерновий Zelenskyy: Punishing Russia for its terror is a historic task for modern generation of world leaders Overcoming Russian aggression and punishing Russia for terror is a historic task for modern generation of world leaders. And world will accomplish this task. 2 063 25 World

ердоган Erdogan expects to quickly solve problem of Ukrainian grain exports Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, expressed hope for the speedy implementation of a plan to export Ukrainian grain, which will help solve the problem of global food security. 5 004 53 World

зерно,урожай,пшениця,жнива,врожай,збір,ячмінь Best way to reduce food crisis is to force Russia to stop aggression against Ukraine, - Stoltenberg The main source of the food crisis and global rising food prices is Russia's aggression against Ukraine, so the best way to solve the problem will be found if Russia stops the war against Ukraine and unblocks maritime transport routes. 1 413 11 Previously in trend: War

зерно Kuleba on global food crisis: Demand that Moscow end blockade of Ukrainian exports The Ukrainian side calls on Moscow to demand an end to the military blockade of Ukrainian food exports. 1 908 9 Previously in trend: War

море,рф Lithuania calls for naval coalition to unblock Ukraine's ports Ukraine's allies need to form a naval coalition to help lift Russia's blockade of Black Sea ports. This will prevent the onset of the food crisis. 5 543 23 War in Ukraine

зеленський Russia is trying to provoke a global price crisis for chaos on all major markets - Zelensky Sufficient exports of Ukrainian products to European and global markets will be a powerful anti-crisis tool. 3 724 11 Previously in trend: War

садовий Lviv city council to gather for extraordinary session today to decide on garbage disposal Lviv Mayor Andrii Sadovyi says the situation with the garbage disposal in the city critical and might cause an environmental emergency. The city council is gathering for an extraordinary meeting on Thursday. 12 628 121 Ukrainian Politics

Germany’s Steinmeier concerned by recent developments in EU German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed concern over the situation in the European Union. 3 805 16 World

"We are probably looking at global recession with no end in sight," - Nobel Prize winner on Trump's victory Nobel Prize winner in economics Paul Krugman expects negative impact on global economy following Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential race. 71 616 103 Previously in trend: President Trump

порошенко We are close to establishment of new coalition and new government, - Poroshenko President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko is optimistic regarding the resolution of the political crisis in the country. 35 510 322 Previously in trend: Hroisman's Cabinet

порошенко Solution to political crisis in Ukraine to be found this week, - Poroshenko President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, speaking at the forum "Ukraine's Battle for Freedom Continues" in the U.S. Congress, said he expected to see a way out of the country's political crisis until the end of current week. 31 581 159 Previously in trend: Hroisman's Cabinet

Personal incomes plummeting in Russia, - Deputy Prime Minister Golodets Russia faces sharp drop in household incomes. 63 375 308 World

гройсман "Three weeks of consultations give no reason for good news," - Hroisman on political crisis Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Hroisman believes that the coalition should urgently find a way out of the current political crisis. 26 472 134 Ukrainian Politics

Hroisman and Mogherini discussed Minsk agreements implementation and solutions to political crisis in Ukraine EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Hroisman discussed the importance of comprehensive implementation of the Minsk agreements, urgent overcoming of the political crisis in Ukraine, and the continuation of reforms at a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday. 5 262 24 Ukrainian Politics

луценко Poroshenko Bloc believes new government needs new parliamentary coalition, - MP Lutsenko Next week, the leaders of the democratic parliamentary factions have to start negotiations about the creation of a new coalition which will work with a new government. 21 377 130 Previously in trend: Hroisman's Cabinet

Russia's government mulls five percent cut in defense procurement spending: sources, - Reuters Russia's government is considering cutting spending on defense procurement this year by 5 percent, a move that would extend the budget squeeze to a sector that up to now has been immune from real cuts. 4 920 32 Previously in trend: Economic disaster

Yatseniuk deems political crisis chance to eradicate corruption and political influence Prime Minister Arsenii Yatseniuk believes that the current political crisis is a chance to get rid of corruption and political influence. 4 725 108 Previously in trend: Hroisman's Cabinet

Collapse of Schengen Area may cost its members up to €18 billion, - European Commission The European Commission, in light of the growing migration crisis in Europe, warned the European Union countries about the risk of significant losses in the case of introduction of comprehensive border control and abolition of the Schengen Agreement. 5 033 28 World

Foreigners abandon Russian assets, - Bloomberg International investors are exiting their investments in some of the most liquid Russian companies as soaring volatility in the country’s stocks and currency push them to turn to less risky assets. 16 287 45 World

банк всемирный world bank Ukraine passed bottom, its economy to start recovering though being far from sustained stability, - WB Country Director for Ukraine World Bank Country Director for Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova Qimiao Fan told about prospects of the Ukrainian economy, potential risks, and positive factors. 22 642 92 Economics

обвал падение рубль Ruble sets new anti-record: dollar traded at 85 rubles, euro at 93 The current rate of the U.S. dollar against Russian ruble is the highest since Russian currency denomination in 1997-1998, while euro beats record highs of December 2014. 78 821 423 Economics

Bloomberg analysts gave Putin poor grades assessing his management of economy in crisis Bloomberg invited economists to assess management of the Russian economy in crisis by President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, government, Finance Ministry and central bank. 22 746 100 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia Economic disaster

Putin advised Russian government to prepare for lengthy sanctions and be "more efficient" Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the government to get accustomed to the fact that the period of low raw material prices as well as external restrictions may linger on. 30 181 127 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia Economic disaster

Russian energy sector comes to standstill following US and EU sanctions tightening, - The Washington Post The major Russian projects that were to deliver oil and natural gas to customers in China, Turkey and Germany have stalled a year and a half after the United States and its European allies imposed economic sanctions on Russia’s energy sector. 68 168 165 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia Economic disaster

72% Russians suffer economic crisis, - poll According to the Public Opinion foundation, the number of Russians talking of an economic crisis in their country has reached 72% compared to 68% in August. 34 608 308 Previously in trend: Economic disaster

Macedonia to erect wired fence on border to control migrant flow On Thursday, the Macedonian army started preparations to erect a barbed wire fence on the southern border with the neighboring Greece to prevent illegal migration on its territory. 6 113 32 World

Ukraine's economy dropped 2.4-fold deeper than envisioned by state budget, - Accounting Chamber of Ukraine The drop in Ukraine's real gross domestic product in January-September 2015 by 2.4 times exceeds the planned target of this year's state budget. 12 457 87 Economics

Russia faces demographic disaster, U.S. billionaire investor says Putin's efforts to reclaim Russian-speaking territories might be fueled by a looming demographic disaster. 172 0 Economics

Russian involvement in Syria complicates the conflict The crisis in Syria is becoming "more complicated" by Russian involvement in tackling Islamic State 15 985 125 World

Ruble tracks oil by most on record after fourth monthly slide, - Bloomberg The Russian currency is tracking the price of oil the most closely on record after the ruble’s fourth month of losses pushed it toward a record low. 41 834 298 Previously in trend: Economic disaster

Russia's industrial production contracted by 4.7 per cent last month, - Financial Times Industrial production in Russia contracted by 4.7 per cent in July, according to figures released on Monday. 27 561 352 Previously in trend: Economic disaster

Ukraine's economy slumped by almost 15 percent in Q22015 - State Statistics Service According to latest data, the real gross domestic product shrunk by 14.7 percent in April-June 2015 compared to the same period in 2014 (in comparable prices of 2010). 21 185 277 Economics

Russia to lose $34 billion, should Iran regain its oil share, - World Bank Iran's return to oil market will cost the Russian economy $34 billion, while the OPEC states might face a $22 billion loss. 55 263 464 Previously in trend: Economic disaster

Russians named most ineffective workers in Europe According to experts of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), one of the reasons for decline of the Russian economy is a low labor productivity. 93 196 1 096 Previously in trend: Economic disaster

газпром Turkmenistan declared Gazprom insolvent with no payments received for six months Russia has not paid for the Turkmen gas since the beginning of the year. In response, Turkmenistan announced that due to the global economic crisis Gazprom is considered insolvent. 149 493 776 Previously in trend: Economic disaster

франция Assests of VTB Bank and Putin's propagansits Russia Today and TASS arrested in France VTB Head Andrey Kostin announced the arrest of Russian accounts, including state ones, in a subsidiary of the state bank. 121 897 504 Previously in trend: Economic disaster

тимошенко мвф шлапак уманский imf Recession is expected in Russia in 2015, followed by a mild recovery in 2016, IMF says Last month, the IMF predicted that the economy of Russia would contract by 3.8 percent this year and by 1.1 percent in 2016. This Thursday, the International Monetary Fund announced a less pessimistic forecast for Russia's economy, predicting no more than 3.4 percent contraction in 2015 and emergence from recession in 2016. 98 872 584 Previously in trend: Economic disaster

дом белый Russian economy has substantially deteriorated - White House Falling oil prices and sanctions of the West are the main reasons for the deterioration of the Russian economy. Only the full implementation of the Minsk agreements can lead to lifting sanctions from the Russian Federation. 107 229 669 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia Economic disaster

медведев Sanctions inflicted damage worth of 25 billion euros to the Russian Federation. It can grow by several times in 2015 - Russian PM The damage inflicted to the Russian economy by the sanctions could grow by several times in 2015. 78 064 479 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia Economic disaster

яресько The only way out of major economic problems is through fundamental reforms, Jaresko says Head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance Natalie Jaresko told about factors that caused the economic crisis in Ukraine. 70 928 556 World

Malls in Moscow stand empty turning into ghost towns - The New York Times The New York Times takes as an example the brand-new Moscow's Avia Park mall, largest than any Europe's one. Row after row, storefronts are vacant. On a recent evening, a handful of visitors meandered past shops that have opened, like American Eagle Outfitters, Adidas and H&M, but purchases are relatively rare. With no customers to serve, a chef at a Sbarro restaurant passed the time honing a knife. 149 963 588 Previously in trend: Economic disaster

газ газпром Gazprom curbs its presence in Europe, sources say Gazprom put up its 10.5% stake in the German gas distributor Verbundnetz Gas (VNG) for sale, as part of a new strategy to wrap up its presence in Europe, three industry sources confirm. 151 334 512 Previously in trend: Economic disaster

J.P. Morgan to remove Russian securities from its investment-grade indexes following downgrades - WSJ Russian government bonds will be dropped from two J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. emerging-markets indexes, after the country was downgraded to junk status by ratings firms Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s earlier this year. 47 020 361 Previously in trend: Economic disaster

мвф IMF IMF representative predicts economic recovery in Ukraine by end of year: "I see you can do this" IMF representative is confident that Ukrainian economic growth should resume next year due to investment. 44 359 228 Economics

Ukraine's GDP decreased by 7% in 2014 - Minister of Economy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine Aivaras Abromavicius estimated Ukraine's GDP decline in 2014 at 7% level. 7 588 43 Ukrainian Politics

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