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with such a situation we have now, i mean, i mean economic environment, that s already inevitable that there was collapse but with such a case we have no, it would add and speed up this process definitely. why i see analyze this way. first, for the period of year and a half we don t have industrial output. already more than six months we don t have gdp growth. two months this year have forward shown gdp has declined. a quarter figure it was announced by the government just a little bit higher than zero but it s already declined. and international results of central bank like a look-alike huge, $477 billion, but, in fact, that is not enough for the whole country to live. all citizens russia right now live on imported products. 90% imported. 90% of medicine imported. and it would mean if the results are not enough, normal import would not be available for people. moreover, russian stay there, not quite high because we managed to solve this problem with other countries in the pa
Russia designates former prime minister as 'foreign agent' The Russian Ministry of Justice has designated former Russian Prime Minister Kasyanov, who has criticized the Putin administration, as a'foreign agent' meaning a foreign spy. In Russia, pressure is intensifying, with individuals and groups that do not conform to the government's intentions being designated as "foreign agents" one after another. The activities of those designated as foreign agents in Russia are severely restricted, meaning foreign spies. The Russian authorities have also designated the editor-in-chief of an independent newspaper for his criticism of the Putin regime.
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