“Russia’s economy is suffering a lot“, assessed Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, who said:not believe“to”propagandaOfficial statistics published by Moscow.
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Asked about the official figures on the reduction of Russia’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2.1% in 2022, the French president answered:they say -2%, I say it’s much more“. “They make money from the gas they sell to others, but the rest of the economy suffers. So I don’t believe those numbers at all.– said the head of state. Russian statisticsit is propaganda, this is a country that is no longer a democratic, free country, with an independent (statistical) institution.“, he judged.
Russian agency data
Russia’s GDP will shrink by 2.1% in 2022, according to figures released by Russia’s Rosstat statistics agency on Monday (February 20th), as the economy appears to be coping better than expected with the impact of heavy Western sanctions. After Moscow’s attack in Ukraine.
Emmanuel Macron emphasized that “hundreds of thousands of young people (…) left to mobilizeand that the Russians had “missed many opportunities“From an economic point of view.
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Source: Le Figaro
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