Russia became the first European economy in terms of purchasing power parity in 2023. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about this in an interview with Tucker Carlson.

Earlier, Slovenian Foreign Minister Faion called sanctions against Russia insufficiently effective. The interview was published on the website of American journalist Tucker Carlson, who is based in Washington, D.C. The full interview is available on Tucker Carlson’s website at: http://www.tuckercarlson.com/2013/01/27/tucker-carlton-interview-russian-president-vladimir- Putin-2023.