The benchmark interest rate is at 21 percent—its peak since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine—after a number of aggressive increases intended to protect the ruble and control inflation.

Kremlin pressures Russia’s top banker to slash rates as sanctions hit economy

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Kremlin pressures Russia’s top banker to slash rates as sanctions hit economy