Russia is working to restore growth after contraction, the Kremlin says
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Russia's economy, which contracted in 2022 but grew in 2023, 2024 and 2025, has outperformed most expectations and avoided a crash which Western powers had hoped to stoke by piling on the most onerous sanctions ever imposed on a major economy.
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What happened
Russia's economy, which contracted in 2022 but grew in 2023, 2024 and 2025, has outperformed most expectations and avoided a crash which Western powers had hoped to stoke by piling on the most onerous sanctions ever imposed on a major economy.
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