Russia Tension Score
indexed · 49 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for Russia, built by our own engine from 19,188 world headlines in the last 30 days. Refreshed every 10 minutes; a fresh headline count twice a day.
Where Russia stands
#5 of 197 countries today, #2 of 49 in Europe (region score 53). Tension is steady this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
Russia news pulse
60 headlines in 30 days · newest firstEvery story the engine read that names Russia, its capital or its leaders. Links go to the original outlet; the badge is the engine’s own 0–100 tension weight. This list is what moves the number above.
What is driving Russia’s tension score
last 30 days- 1491 headlines in 30 days — 7.77% of everything the engine read, up sharply on the previous 30 days (772).
- 45% of those were violent (attacks, strikes, casualties) and 74% scored as high-tension stories.
- Conflicts on the roster: Russo-Ukrainian War (escalating).
- Region: Europe reads 53 today; it carries 15% of this score.
Read it like this. Attention (how much the world is talking about Russia) is the biggest input at 30%. Violence and high-tension share tell you what kind of talk it is. A country can be loud and calm — an election, a summit — or quiet and dangerous. The mix is the point.
Russia tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 65.6 | Moderate | 182 | 89 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 60.5 | Moderate | 1514 | 670 | 31 |
| September 2026 | 58.2 | Moderate | 567 | 292 | 13 |
Record for Russia began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.
How the Russia score is built
Five inputs, fixed weights. Attention 30% (share of world coverage), violence 25% and high-tension share 15% (what kind of coverage), roster conflicts 15%, and the Europe region score 15%. A momentum nudge (+6 / −4) rewards a country whose coverage is accelerating or fading.
Same physics as the world score. The number rises 85% of the way to its new level at once and falls no faster than 3 points a day — fear arrives fast and leaves slowly.
No third-party index inside. Every count comes from the 41 public news feeds our engine reads itself; the full method is on the methodology page. Data is free under CC BY 4.0 via the API.
Questions people ask about Russia
Is Russia in a war right now?
Yes, by our roster: Russo-Ukrainian War. Status is updated on every full cycle.
Is tension in Russia rising or falling?
Rising: up 1 points in 7 days.
How does Russia compare with the rest of Europe?
Above its region: Russia reads 66 against 53 for Europe, ranking #2 of 49 there.
Keep exploring
Same region
Ukraine 69 · Bulgaria 43 · Estonia 42 · France 38 · Romania 38 · United Kingdom 33
The bigger picture
All countries on the map · Europe · World Tension Index · active conflicts · escalation watchlist
Russia and world tension: the long view
evergreen · World Tension Meter teamThe largest war in Europe since 1945. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the single biggest source of conflict coverage in our corpus. Every advance, strike and negotiation moves the World Tension score.
Energy as a weapon. Russia is a top-three oil and gas producer. Sanctions, price caps and shadow-fleet tankers tie it to our energy, sanctions and shipping indexes at once.
A nuclear power at odds with the West. Nuclear rhetoric, NATO airspace incidents and hybrid attacks keep the baseline high even when the front line is static.
What our engine watches in Russia
- Front-line changes and strikes deep into Ukraine
- Sanctions, oil price caps and shadow-fleet seizures
- Incidents on NATO borders, from drones to cables
- Nuclear signalling and ceasefire diplomacy
Indexes to follow: Energy Security · Sanctions Pressure · Shipping Stress · Food Security.