Citing Ukrainian intelligence, the war-torn nation’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that Russia offered the United States a whopping $12 trillion economic cooperation package amid talks of a peace deal.

Russia’s economy is slowing sharply with nearly 20% of Russian property developers at risk of bankruptcy thanks to plunging sales driven by high mortgage interest rates. With the highest interest rates in two decades driving up debt levels the Russian economy continues to struggle under sanctions.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Russia has offered the United States an economic cooperation package worth about US$12 trillion.

During his December 2025 year-end press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Russia's economic slowdown, raising concerns for a recession amid war.

MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Russia's public deficit could balloon to almost triple the official target by end-2026 as a fall in Indian purchases of oil and growing oil trade discounts eat into revenues while spending may be higher than expected,

A deep look at the Ukraine war in 2026, Russia’s strained war economy, shrinking fiscal buffers, oil revenue pressure, and why peace talks reveal weakening leverage rather than momentum.

Government finance officials have warned President Vladimir Putin that the country could face an economic crisis in the coming months. This was reported by The Washington Post, citing a source in direct contact with these officials.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has admitted that economic growth slowed to 1% in 2025 — well below the 1.5% forecast. Even as he has held on to his maximalist demands in negotiations, the prolonged war in Ukraine has strained the economy.

President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday that Russia's economy grew by 1% in 2025, a significant slowdown compared to the 2024 growth, as it

Germany's economy has been absorbing years of pandemic, war, and trade-related disruption — costing some €1 billion. Meanwhile, mass demonstrations are expected during next week's Munich Security Conference.