President Vladimir Putin has demonstratively extended his pay cut this year — but that’s after he doubled his pay last year, and with persistent reports that he’s in fact worth billions. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. […]
Staunton, August 14 – Vladislav Zhukovsky, an economist known for predicting disasters in the Russian economy and for then turning out to be right, says that the situation is more dire than almost anyone imagines because oil is heading to US $25 dollars a barrel, the ruble to 125 to the US dollar, and inflation […]
Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. The previous issue is here, and see also our Russia This Week feature The Kremlin’s Policy-Making on Ukraine is ‘A Mess’; ‘Managed Spring’: How Moscow Parted Easily with the ‘Novorossiya’ Leaders […]
