Vasily Astrov, expert on the Russian economy at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, told Newsweek that "inflation has really subsided markedly over the past few months. The outcome of this policy has been a marked cooling of domestic demand, with the welcome side effect of rapid disinflation.

He also keeps saying it’s “Joe Biden’s War,” even though the tranche of weapons Biden got Congress to approve last year has run out, and the new weapons shipments confirm this now is Trump’s Ukraine War.

Days after the United States decided to pause key arms shipments to Ukraine, President Donald Trump reversed the decision, pledging to send additional military aid to help Kyiv defend itself from a surge in Russian attacks.

Russia unleashed one of its largest aerial assaults on Ukraine in recent months hours before Britain and Germany chaired a meeting Monday to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for NATO allies to provide Ukraine with weapons.

The UK government on Monday called for a 50-day drive to arm Ukraine to take advantage of a recent ultimatum put to Russia by US President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump has announced a NATO agreement that will channel U.S.-made weapons to bolster Ukraine’s defense against Russian aggression. Nearly all NATO member nations have committed to raising their defense spending to 5% of GDP.