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DISINFO: The sanctions imposed by the West against Moscow as a...

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West Crimea Sanctions

DISINFO: The sanctions imposed by the West against Moscow as a...

SUMMARY

The sanctions imposed by the West against Moscow as a response to the annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of the war against Ukraine, are not affecting Russian economy.

RESPONSE

According to the Russian statistics office, Russia's economy contracted 3.7% in 2015, the worst economic performance in six years bbc.in/1ZNbnHI, . Russia is in a protracted recession due to the combined effect of the fall in oil prices, sanctions and structural bottlenecks bit.ly/24v7JX3, , politi.co/2fraINs,

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