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Economic growth in EAEU over past 3 years was over 11%, while only 3% in EU — Putin

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 168 words
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Russian President Vladimir Putin compared the GDP growth of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the European Union (EU) between 2023 and 2025. He stated that the EAEU experienced significantly higher growth rates than the EU, while acknowledging that the two economies have different bases and complexities.

Propaganda risk 30%
Claims checked 5
Techniques found 2
Topics 2

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
Left0%
Center75%
Right25%

4 sources compared across this story cluster. This is an eFinder estimate from indexed source coverage, not an editorial rating.

What happened

The combined GDP growth of the EAEU countries for 2023-2025 was over 11%, while in the EU it was around 3%, Russian President Vladimir Putin recalled talking to reporters.

Why it matters

"Look, if we take the last three years, 2023-2024-2025, this is what Russia's GDP looked like: 4.1% growth, 4.9%, and last year 1% – 10.3% growth over three years.

Common ground

In the EU it was 0.4%, 1.1%, and 1.5%, respectively.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Cherry Picking, Oversimplification: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Russian President Vladimir Putin compared the GDP growth of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the European Union (EU) between 2023 and 2025. He stated that the EAEU experienced significantly higher growth rates than the EU, while acknowledging that the two economies have different bases and complexities.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://tass.com/economy/2138877

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30%
Propaganda Score
confidence: 90%
Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Cherry Picking 80% confidence
Selectively presenting evidence that supports one side while ignoring contrary evidence.
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Oversimplification 70% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In the EU it was 0.4%, 1.1%, and 1.5%, respectively”
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The evidence mentions some EU-related figures (e.g., 0.4 points gap in 2020, UK growth of 1.0%), but does not corroborate the specific sequence of 0.4%, 1.1%, and 1.5% for the EU's GDP growth over the mentioned period.
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web search NEUTRAL — This gap was somewhat larger in 2019 (0.3 points) and 2020 (0.4 points) compared with earlier years. Over the whole period from 2005 to 2024, real GDP growth in ...
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 30, 2024 ... The first estimates of real GDP growth in Europe have been released. Both Germany and Italy real GDPs contracted in Q2 2025 -0.1%), while France ...
https://www.facebook.com/elerianm/posts/greater-growth-diver…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 14, 2026 ... Growth in 2024 has been revised down slightly to 1.0% (previously 1.1%), with the three approaches showing growth in the range of 0.8% to 1.2%.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/bulle…
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Claim 2: “And now the EAEU: in 2023 – 4.3% growth, in 2024 – 5% growth, and 2025 -1.7%; over three years it is 11.4%”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
The evidence mentions EAEU growth projections of 'over 2.5%' and '4.2% in 2024' from the Eurasian Development Bank, but it does not confirm the specific figures of 4.3% (2023), 5% (2024), and 1.7% (2025) or the total of 11.4%.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU or EEU) is an economic union of five post-Soviet states located in Eurasia. The EAEU has an integrated single market. As of 2023, it consists of 183 million people an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Economic_Union
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gross domestic product (GDP) is the market value of all final goods and services from a nation in a given year. Countries are sorted by nominal GDP estimates from financial and statistical institution…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_Eu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The post-Soviet states, also referred to as the former Soviet Union or the former Soviet republics, are the independent sovereign states that emerged/re-emerged from the dissolution of the Soviet Unio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Soviet_states
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Claim 3: “The combined GDP growth of the EAEU countries for 2023-2025 was over 11%”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
The provided evidence does not contain the specific combined GDP growth figure of 'over 11%' for the 2023-2025 period. While there are general mentions of EAEU GDP and some projections (e.g., 2.5% or 4.2% for specific years), the cumulative 11% figure is not found in the provided sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Customs Union of the Eurasian Economic Union (Russian: Таможенный союз Евразийского экономического союза) or EAEU Customs Union (Russian: Таможенный союз ЕАЭС) is a customs union of 5 post-Soviet …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customs_Union_of_the_Eurasian_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU or EEU) is an economic union of five post-Soviet states located in Eurasia. The EAEU has an integrated single market. As of 2023, it consists of 183 million people an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Economic_Union
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The post-Soviet states, also referred to as the former Soviet Union or the former Soviet republics, are the independent sovereign states that emerged/re-emerged from the dissolution of the Soviet Unio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Soviet_states
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Claim 4: “while in the EU it was around 3%”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
The provided evidence contains general information about the EU economy and some specific quarterly or national estimates (e.g., UK growth), but it does not provide a combined GDP growth figure of 'around 3%' for the 2023-2025 period.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Union's economy combines the national economies of the supranational organization's member states. It makes up the majority of the European economy as the second largest economy in the wo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_European_Union
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A metropolitan region's gross domestic product, or GDP, is one of several measures of the size of its economy. Similar to GDP, GMP is defined as the market value of all final goods and services produc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_EU_metropolitan_region…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of European Union regions (NUTS2 regions) sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP). Eurostat calculates the GDP based on the information provided by national statistics institutes a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_Union_regions…
+ 3 more evidence sources
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Claim 5: “this is what Russia's GDP looked like: 4.1% growth, 4.9%, and last year 1% – 10.3% growth over three years”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
The evidence provided for Russia includes general economic history and GDP rankings, but does not list the specific annual growth rates of 4.1%, 4.9%, and 1% for the years in question.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the end of its centrally-planned economy, the Russian Federation succeeded it under president Boris Yeltsin. The Russian government used policies …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_history_of_the_Russia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia has a developing market-oriented mixed economy considered high-income and highly industrialized. It has the ninth-largest economy in the world by nominal GDP and the fourth-largest economy by G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Russia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gross domestic product (GDP) is the market value of all final goods and services from a nation in a given year. Countries are sorted by nominal GDP estimates from financial and statistical institution…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nomi…
+ 3 more evidence sources
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