1. Russian banking crisis is possible amid nonpayments, Kremlin official warns a  Fortune
  2. Russia’s economy keeps driving its war, but it could break in 2026  The Washington Post
  3. Russia’s economy is struggling. But that won’t bring Putin to the negotiating table for years  CNN
  4. Big business in Russia reports most severe industrial crisis since the 1990s  Українська правда
  5. Putin’s ‘dear friend’ Xi piles pain on Russia’s economy  The Telegraph