In April 2026, 43% of respondents said they were closely following developments around the war in Ukraine, the lowest reading recorded by the pollster.
According to Bloomberg, dozens of ships in tracking systems suddenly began appearing not at sea, but on land — deep inside the territory of the United Arab Emirates and near the border with Oman.
According to Bloomberg, the statement came as Moscow and Kyiv exchanged accusations over competing ceasefire proposals.
Russia is preparing to resume purchases of foreign currency for the National Wealth Fund for the first time since the start of the war in Ukraine.
Recent developments inside Russia suggest the system is struggling to cope with mounting pressures.
The slowdown in Russian household income growth is becoming a persistent trend, raising the prospect that real incomes may begin falling for the overwhelming majority of citizens.
Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has said the combined deficit of Russia’s regional budgets has already reached 1.5 trillion rubles and could widen to 1.9 trillion rubles by the end of the year.
Bloomberg notes that Russian air defenses usually intercept drones on the approaches to the capital or in the suburbs, making the hit on a building in an upscale district not only a military episode but also a symbolically sensitive event.
