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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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россия "Black Tuesday" in Russia": Russians stormed stores getting rid of rubles. PHOTOS Russians are in a hurry to get rid of rubles. While some are trying to purchase foreign currency, others storm stores. People buy whatever they can before repricing, mainly home appliances, food, and clothing. 390 542 1 228 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

россия флаг герб S & P downgraded Russia's sovereign rating to junk International rating agency Standard & Poor's downgraded the sovereign rating of Russia to "speculative" level "BB +" from investment "BBB-". 189 926 1 223 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

WSJ: Vladimir Putin’s Unhappy New Year. There will be ugly end for this ruler Russian President Vladimir Putin rationalized the tax system but did little else to modernize Russia. Those who often speak to him consider him to be in a bad place mentally, erratic and panicked. 288 064 887 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine 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

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

порошенко Poroshenko: the year 2015 will be hard for Ukraine President Poroshenko predicts the year 2015 to be difficult from the economic situation point of view, but believes that there will be improvement in this sphere starting from 2016. 107 643 626 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

нефть Russian economy will lose $160 billion annually if the oil price slumps to $45 per barrel - the Central Bank of Russia head The Bank of Russia expects annual losses of the Russian economy to reach $160 billion a year at an oil price of $45 per barrel. Previously, the regulator began to work out the stress scenario implicating the price of $40 per barrel. 61 340 395 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

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

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

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

Personal incomes plummeting in Russia, - Deputy Prime Minister Golodets Russia faces sharp drop in household incomes. 63 375 308 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 to Lose $55 Billion Due to Oil Prices Collapse Russia is working on a "stress" scenario under the main directions of the monetary policy, which involves a sharp decline in oil prices. 50 333 286 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

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

Ukrainian economy will return to level of 2014 not earlier than in 2018 according to the most optimistic scenario – Presidential Administration The economy and, consequently, the incomes of citizens will reach last year's level not earlier than in 2018 even under the most optimistic scenario. 27 298 244 Economics

нефть US Predicts Drop in Oil Prices Below $40 - Media Some players in the U.S. oil derivatives market stake on the extreme scenario - a fall in prices below $40 per barrel, according to CME. 44 956 233 Economics

лукашенко Lukashenko wants to trade with Russia in dollars or euros: let them pay in hard currency President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko demands the government to carry on with Russian settlements for supplied Belarusian exports in hard currency. 87 155 230 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

"Putin does not acknowledge his mistakes. He now has a convenient excuse to start full-scale war against Ukraine," Nemtsov Says Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot admit the complete collapse of his policy, so he intends to write off the economic problems of Russia to the war. 107 782 209 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Economic disaster War

"They Cannot Rest While Ukrainians Survice Even on Minimum Wage," Says Liapina "They Cannot Rest While Ukrainians Survice Even on Minimum Wage," Says Liapina Ukraine in 2013 will flounder, and people will live as if in a concentration camp. 26 428 206 Economics

Russia obliged to pay record fine of 1.86 billion euro for Yukos deprivation by Putin's henchmen Russia has three months to pay 1.86 billion euro to former Yukos shareholders. 43 242 202 Previously in trend: Economic disaster

Azarov to Ukrainians: Crisis Can Go On For 10 or even 20 Years. But Don Azarov to Ukrainians: Crisis Can Go On For 10 or even 20 Years. But Don't Panic Prime Minister Mykola Azarov calls on Ukrainians not to panic in case of crisis occurences in the country's economy. 9 889 199 Ukrainian Politics

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Ukraine has been in recession for nine quarters. After the crisis, the economy will still grow by only 3% per year – Finance Minister Natalia Jaresko is convinced that the main thing now is to receive the IMF tranche and stop panic among the Ukrainians. 23 449 183 Kyiv News

Massive Delays of State Salaries – Government Lacks 3 Billion Massive Delays of State Salaries – Government Lacks 3 Billion In the past few months increasingly alarming reports come in from all regions of Ukraine about the delays in payment of salaries to state employees reflecting the budget crisis in the country. 12 496 182 Economics

Russian Central Bank Spends a Billion USD to Defend Rouble on October 3 The Russian central bank said on Monday it had spent the equivalent of 38.95 billion roubles ($980.7 million) in forex market interventions to defend the rouble on October 3. 42 483 171 Economics

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

Yanukovych: The Times are Hard. The World Crisis is Raging and it Touches our Country Yanukovych: The Times are Hard. The World Crisis is Raging and it Touches our Country The President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych thinks that the world crisis cannot pass on our country. 9 840 160 Ukrainian Politics

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

Azarov Made the Journalists Laugh: Europe is in Crisis but We Have Azarov Made the Journalists Laugh: Europe is in Crisis but We Have 'Improvement' and Stability Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has once again announced the 'Improvement' in the country making the journalists ironically smile. 14 530 156 Ukrainian Politics

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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

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

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 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

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

Russian Ruble Crash Continues: Dollar Costs 54.18 Rubles, Euro - 67 Rubles The Bank of Russia conducted foreign exchange market intervention on Friday, Dec. 5 for the last time. However, it did not committ spot intervention yesterday. 29 525 119 Economics

Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation expects decline in budget revenues to 2.6 trillion rubles in 2015: Reserve Fund facilities may be insufficient The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation was authorized to spend up to 500 billion from the Reserve Fund, if necessary, but it may be not enough. 23 277 119 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

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