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Russian rouble surges after release of American teacher
Currency jumps nearly 3% against US dollar on growing hopes of end to Ukraine war
‘I don’t want flowers, I want my Ukraine’: women’s acts of resistance against Russian occupation
Zla Mavka movement – meaning ‘wicked forest spirit’ – drops fake rouble notes bearing pro-Ukrainian images and shares messages of solidarityRussia-Ukraine war live: latest news updatesOn 8 March 2023, International Women’s Day, Russian soldiers were ha…
Ukraine war briefing: US urges Zelenskyy to lower conscription age to 18
Biden administration readying another $725m in arms for Kyiv; Zelenskyy to approve tax increases for defence funding. What we know on day 1,009 A senior official in Joe Biden’s administration has told the Associated Press that the US is urging Ukraine…
Russia’s rouble plunges to lowest rate since early weeks of Ukraine war
Rouble hit 110 against the dollar after US introduced sanctions against Gazprombank, Russia’s third largest bankRussia’s rouble has plunged to its lowest rate against the dollar since the early weeks of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the wake of…
Rouble slides as new Russian sanctions stifle foreign trade
Pressure on currency set to continue as curbs against lenders such as Gazprombank hit export payments
Ukraine war briefing: Russian airfields hit with wave of Ukrainian strikes
Ukraine promises humanitarian corridors and access for international aid to Kursk; two medics die in Russian attack in Kharkiv region. What we know on day 904See all our Ukraine war coverageA wave of Ukrainian drone strikes targeted Russia’s Voronezh, …
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 616
The UN says Russian strikes are inflicting ‘unimaginable suffering’; Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy warns against expecting success too quicklySee all our Ukraine war coverageA senior UN official says Russian strikes are inflicting “unimaginab…
Russia has tightened capital controls to help prop up rouble, report says
Western companies that sell their Russian assets restricted from taking proceeds in dollars and eurosRussia has reportedly imposed additional currency controls in an attempt to prop up the falling rouble, restricting western companies that sell their R…
Russia tightens capital controls on western companies
Restrictions on foreign currency transactions are aimed at shoring up rouble
Russia hikes interest rates to 15% as inflation soars
The Bank of Russia raises rates more than expected to try to lower inflation and boost the rouble.
Saving the rouble could have cost some of the Russian banks’ profits in September
High interest rates took a bite out of consumer lending and took a toll on banks’ profits in September.
Rouble strengthens after Putin reimposes currency controls
Moscow has imposed capital controls to prop up its currency, a similar move to the one that saved the rouble from collapsing in 2022 right after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Russian rouble rebounds after Kremlin brings back capital controls
Decree from Vladimir Putin will force exporters to sell some of their foreign currency revenues for roubles
Rouble falls past 100 to dollar after boost from higher rates fades
Currency extends losses as sanctions weigh on export revenues
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 540 of the invasion
Nato official apologises for saying Ukraine could give up territory to Russia; Russia shoots down Ukrainian drones near MoscowA senior Nato official has apologised and clarified his comments, a day after he said publicly that Ukraine could give up terr…
Putin to discuss capital controls to help prop up rouble, report says
Proposals said to include forcing large exporters to convert up to 80% of their foreign currency into roublesVladimir Putin is reportedly planning to hold a meeting with Russian policymakers on Wednesday in order to discuss reintroducing some capital c…
Putin plans meeting on Russian currency controls after rouble’s slide
Session called after central bank rate rise fails to halt currency’s decline
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 539 of the invasion
Three killed in Russian strikes on Volyn; Russia raises interest rates to 12%Three people were killed, several people were wounded and buildings were damaged in a large-scale air-attack on Ukraine’s western region of Lviv and the north-western region o…
Interest rate hike just a sticking plaster for Russia’s war-fuelled economic woes
Further tough decisions will be needed while the Kremlin continues to spend large sums on its Ukraine invasionProtracted wars are costly and cause economic damage. Ancient Rome discovered that, as did the US in the 1960s when the conflict in Vietnam wa…
Russia’s central bank hikes interest rates by 3.5 percentage points as rouble falls
Emergency decision is intended to halt slide after currency dropped to weakest point in almost 17 monthsAnalysis: Interest rate hike just a sticking plaster for Russia’s war-fuelled economic woesRussia’s central bank has hiked interest rates by 3.5 per…
Russia raises interest rates to halt collapse in rouble
Central bank lifts key rate to 12% as jitters grow over the economy and currency’s weaknesses
Russia hikes interest rates to 12% as rouble falls
The Bank of Russia raises rates sharply in an attempt to boost the currency and lower inflation.
UK basic wage growth hits record high; Russia’s central bank lifts rates to 12% – as it happened
UK regular pay growth highest since 2001 while unemployment rate rises unexpectedly; rouble recovers afters Bank of Russia raises rates at extraordinary meetingThe statement doesn’t mention the rouble, which dropped to its lowest level in nearly 17 mon…
Moscow claims ‘key’ facilities hit after Kyiv says civilians deliberately targeted – as it happened
The Ukrainian air force said it destroyed 16 out of the 28 cruise missiles launched by Russia overnight. This blog is now closedRussia’s central bank has announced it will hold an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday to discuss the level of its key interes…
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 538 of the invasion
Odesa hit by three waves of missile strikes; Russia’s rouble falls to lowest point in almost 17 monthsRussia launched three waves of drones and missiles against the southern Ukraine port city of Odesa, officials said on Monday, though the Ukrainian air…
Rouble falls to 16-month low against dollar as Russian exports collapse
High spending on war in Ukraine and drop in export revenues put further pressure on Russia’s economyThe rouble has fallen to its weakest point in almost 17 months as a collapse in export revenues and growing military spending increase pressure on Russi…
Russian rouble falls to 16-month low against US dollar
The currency has been hit by rising imports and higher military spending for the Ukraine war.
Russia-Ukraine war: strikes on Odesa leave three injured; rouble falls to 16-month low against dollar – as it happened
Overnight attack on southern port city wounded three, according to local governor; currency falls to weakest point in almost 17 monthsWhat we know on day 537 of the invasionUkraine has condemned what it called “provocative” Russian actions, a day after…