Putin, who on Thursday said the economy was set to grow 3.5% this year, on Friday said he would run again, a move that could keep him in power until at least 2030.

Gross domestic product (GDP) is set to grow 3.5% this year, Putin said, up from a 2.1% contraction in 2022. In the longer term, both Russian and external forecasts envisage Russia's growth ...

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Putin’s domestic policy is built on shaky ground. Russia’s economic weakness is failure to reform, not sanctions or oil prices. ... Russian civil society is strengthening, despite challenges.

The Institute for the Study of War has said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is ignoring efforts to soften the economic pressure on Russia and workforce deficits in the country, instead ...

Putin’s problem “is that he can replace Shoigu and place the blame on him for all the past defeats, and appoint a new defense minister,” Galeiotti, the intelligence consultant, said.

Vladimir Putin took a huge risk by launching the invasion of Ukraine – and could now be facing serious domestic challenges because of it. After all, Moscow has not secured any major battlefield ...

Zelensky challenges Putin’s offer to meet after Russia ignores ceasefire demand By Christian Edwards, Mariya Knight, Svitlana Vlasova, Rosa Rahimi and Kit Maher, CNN ...

ANALYSIS-Putin's economic challenges are numerous but surmountable as election looms ... Putin's key domestic challenge will be grappling with a stark labour shortage, ...