The lead story on the front page of Tuesday's edition of Moskovskij Komsomolets, a major state-run newspaper in Moscow, is the uproar over the rising price of potatoes.One lawmaker is calling on the country's prosecutor general to investigate the surging cost of this household staple,

The Russian ruble has dropped to a record low not seen since the early weeks of the conflict in Ukraine. This sharp decline follows the implementation of new U.S. sanctions targeting Russian banks, including Gazprombank,

The war he started in 2022 by invading Ukraine, he implied, was another such moment. “We are witnessing the formation of a completely new world order, nothing like we have had in the past, such as the Westphalian or Yalta systems,

Russia cannot continue waging the current war beyond late 2025, when it will begin running out of key weapons systems.”

Despite a raging war, both Russia and Ukraine have seen economic growth in 2024 — about 3.6% for Moscow and 3% for Kyiv — British officials said, though Russia’s increase was likely driven by government spending heavily tilted toward the defense sector.