Tougher sanctions against Russia: Signs of “overheating” of Putin's economy. Russia's economy is not doing as well as Putin portrays it.
Putin wants to avoid sanctions - but more and more partners are letting him down. Russian state statistics office published positive economic data for 20.23 weeks before the Russian presidential election. The Rosstat authority announced on Wednesday that the economy grew by 3.6 percent compared to February 7. This number is more meaningful, according to retail sales expert Sergei Guriev.