As Trump Mulls Sanctions, Russia's Military Economy Slows

Zelenskyy to Newsmax: Don’t Know If Trump Can Stop Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Newsmax on Friday that he’s unsure if President Donald Trump can do anything diplomatically to stop Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression, but that he does know what it’ll take: sanctions. “Only by losing money will [Putin] be unable to grow his army or increase military spending. That will lead to internal problems. That is a fact. To achieve this, sanctions must be imposed,” Zelenskyy said i…

As Trump mulls sanctions, Russia's military economy slows

After three years of doom-defying growth, Russia's heavily militarised economy is slowing, facing a widening budget deficit and weak oil prices, all under the threat of more Western sanctions.