Tougher sanctions against Russia: Putin is blowing his whistle. How long the Russian economy will survive under the impact of sanctions remains an exciting question.
The state statistics office in Russia published positive economic data for 2023 weeks before the Russian presidential election. The economy grew by 3.6 percent compared to 2022, the Rosstat authority announced on Wednesday (February 7) in Moscow based on initial calculations. Many experts also attributed Russian economic growth to high military spending. But several economists raised doubts about the representation.