Le Monde: The Russian economy has proved to be more resilient than expected in the West

According to him, the International Monetary Fund presented a “surprise” at the end of January, having made a diagnosis that disappointed Westerners.

“The recession (in Russia. -

) was limited to 2.2% in 2022, which is far from the originally projected 8.5%,” the author writes.

On February 3, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Western Europe was "going to the bottom", falling into recession.

Leading French television channel La Chaîne Info David Puzhadas said that Western sanctions have not been able to crush the Russian economy.