Soon after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the US and scores of other countries imposed significant sanctions. But after an initial tumble, Russia’s economy has stabilized. The International Monetary Fund has even forecast that this year, Russia’s economy will grow faster than all of the world’s other advanced economies, including the US. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports from Riga, Latvia on why this is the case.
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