Russia's jobless rate is at a historic low, but "hidden unemployment" has risen as firms cut hours. The number of workers put on "downtime" — when they remain on payroll but are not working — has been ...

Russia’s central bank is cutting its benchmark interest rate by one percentage point to 17%, a step that could support growth and business activity as the economy slows and the government budget ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia sees economic growth in 2025 slowing to 1.5%, far below the earlier 2.5% forecast, as high interest rates imposed to reduce inflation have stifled borrowing, Finance Minister ...

As Donald Trump is set to decide whether to send long-range missiles to Ukraine, The Independent takes a look at which countries are the key military backers behind war in Europe ...

President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 Summit on July 7, 2017, in Hamburg, Germany. (Evan Vucci/AP) The two-week deadline that President Donald Trump gave ...

Russia launched dozens of drones at Ukrainian targets overnight, the latest in days of aerial barrages that have dampened hopes for a halt to the Ukraine war following last week's Alaska summit.

Moscow insists it did not plan to hit targets in Poland, after Warsaw says it shot down Russian drones in its airspace.

French military personnel boarded an oil tanker named on a list of Russian “shadow fleet” vessels, as they suspect it of ...

Russia's jobless rate is at a record low due to a labor crunch — but that's only part of the story. A wave of "hidden unemployment" is building as companies slash hours and quietly cut staff. Russian ...