Is Russia’s economy cracking despite the Iran war windfall?
2 sources·Updated August 14, 2026
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- The Conversation AU·5h agoRussia is cutting off Ukraine’s grain exports again, threatening a critical harvest and global food security
While the world’s attention is fixated on the US blockade of Iranian ports and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Russia has been subjecting Ukraine to a blockade of its own in the Black Sea, imperilling Ukraine’s summer grain harvest. Ukraine is the world’s largest exporter…
Read at The Conversation AU → - Al Jazeera·14h agoIs Russia’s economy cracking despite the Iran war windfall?
A widening deficit and Ukrainian strikes are testing Russia's economy, even as war in the Middle East lifts oil revenue.
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