This article details the struggles of Russian citizens and hospitals in procuring COVID-19 treatments during the spring of 2020. As a second wave of COVID-19 appears on the horizon, these struggles implicate issues to be aware of in planning for and projecting the severity of the wave.
This article discusses why Russia's new draft budget, meant to cover the next three years, does not include spending cuts. Russia, like most other countries, spent heavily during the coronavirus pandemic, creating a significant budget deficit. Yet the new budget, devoid of expected cuts that would've closed the deficit, presents an optimistic outlook on the Russian economy's recovery.
