Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statements come at a time when local economists are concerned about inflation, high interest rates and Western sanctions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will make his traditional assessment of the year this Thursday, at a press conference where he will answer questions from Russian and foreign journalists.
One of the topics covered, in addition to the war in Ukraine, is expected to be Moscow’s economy. The statements come at a time when Russian economists are worried about inflation, high interest rates and Western sanctions.
German Gref, chief executive of Russia’s main bank Sberbank, recently spoke about the “significant signs of slowdown” and the “danger of stagflation”.
In last year’s speech, Putin promised to achieve peace when he managed to demilitarize and “denasify” Ukraine.
