Russia’s State Duma election puts Putin’s economy to the test
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Russian consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor head in Moscow on September 15, 2026. Vyacheslav Prokofyev | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin is bracing for a wartime reckoning as the Kremlin prepares to hold its...
