Inflation in Russia geared up from 0.12% a week earlier to 0.19% from February 17 to 24, 2026, the Russian federal statistical service (Rosstat) said.

Editor's note: Russian military-political analyst, expert in the field of strategic security, specialist in the Middle East and Africa Vladimir Bekish. The article expresses the personal opinion of the author and may not coincide with the view of News.Az.

According to a preliminary estimate from the State Statistics Service (Rosstat), Russian GDP grew 4.0% year-on-year in Q2 2024, News.Az reports citing Interfax .