GDP growth in Russia came in stronger than most expected last year at 4.1%, but this was accompanied by significant overheating and policymakers lost control of inflation. We think the period of rapid growth will give way to a slowdown in 2025, but the view that Russia’s economy is on the brink of collapse and that Putin may be forced to make big concessions to Ukraine or seek an early end to the war is overblown.
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