Russia News » Central News Russia » Central » Finance: US brings back Russia’s Siluanov to G20 finance talks, angering Europe
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has made a surprise appearance at United States-hosted G20 finance talks in North Carolina, sparking frustration and dismay among European ministers and ...
News Russia » Central » Finance: Explainer: Why Russia's frozen assets are Europe's hot topic once again
Months after the idea was thought to have been laid to rest, some EU capitals are reviving the push to use 200 billion euros ($233 billion) in Russian assets, frozen in the bloc ...
News Russia » Central » Finance: Russia 'is heading for "financial disaster" and will struggle to finance its war with Ukraine
Russia is facing financial disaster despite a windfall in oil revenues, an intelligence expert has warned. President Vladimir Putin recently admitted Russia's economy was performing below his ...
News Russia » Central » Finance: Russian finance minister to attend G20 meeting
Russia's finance minister is attending the Group of 20 (G20) meeting on US soil for the first time since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, while some correspondents from major US ...
News Russia » Central » Finance: Russia spent record $123.4 billion on war in just six months — Kluge
Russia’s federal spending on its war against Ukraine reached a new record of 10.687 trillion rubles ($123.4 billion) in the first half of 2026, according to calculations by Janis Kluge, a senior ...
News Russia » Central » Finance: Why is Russia deliberately weakening its currency?
As well as weakening the rouble, the government is looking for cash from other sources. The Russian parliament has given the finance ministry the right to increase borrowing above the statutory limit ...
News Russia » Central » Finance: Europeans bristle at Russia's return to G20
By Philip Blenkinsop ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug 31 (Reuters) - European financial ministers and officials bristled on Monday over Russia's participation at the G20 finance meeting, with Germany's ...
News Russia » Central » Finance: Europe's Russia Sanctions Have a Major Blind Spot
The UK and EU have dramatically expanded sanctions on Russia, but critics argue their impact is undermined by European companies that continue to maintain profitable Russian operations.
News Russia » Central » Finance: Russia just passed a law allowing its central bank to down drones
Russia's State Duma has passed a law allowing certain financial institutions to operate anti-drone defense systems. The law, passed Tuesday, also permits staff to be armed. Drone strikes are an ...
News Russia » Central » Finance: The Central Asian Corridor Powering Russia’s Wartime Trade
A Washington-based watchdog says Central Asia has become a major conduit for Russian sanctions evasion through trade and financial networks. Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan are accused of facilitating the ...
News Russia » Central » Finance: Georgy Matyukhin, Russia’s first central bank chief, dies at 91
The first governor of Russia’s Central Bank after the fall of the Soviet Union, Georgy Matyukhin, has died at the age of 91. Russia’s Central Bankannounced Tuesday that Matyukhin passed away on ...
News Russia » Central » Finance: Russia Approves Trading of Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT—But No XRP
Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether clear the central bank's liquidity bar—everything else, including XRP, stays off-limits for retail.