[HIGHLIGHTS] Volodin: Western sanctions did not prevent Russia from becoming the fifth economy in the world

Volodin: Western sanctions did not prevent Russia from becoming the fifth economy in the world. Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin was commenting on the new ranking of countries for 2023 based on GDP.

Germany also dropped to seventh place, France was on 11th place, Britain - on 12th, Italy - on 13th, Spain and Canada - on 16th and 18th. Earlier, the British newspaper Daily Mail reported that the Russian economy continues to strengthen, despite Western sanctions.