“There may be a situation in which sanctions may increase, and another increase in energy prices can be expected.

Then you can easily see what growth slowdowns will occur the next time we attract attention, ”TASS quoted her as saying.

Gopinath recalled that the IMF was considering a scenario in which energy prices would rise with the introduction of an embargo on supplies from Russia.

“And under these conditions, GDP in Europe, in the European Union, will decrease by another three percentage points - this is what concerns 2023,” she added.

Earlier, World Bank President David Malpass said that sanctions against Russia would have a serious impact on global GDP.

On March 5, an IMF statement noted that Western sanctions against Russia would have a significant impact on the global economy and financial markets.