Putin boasted an unprecedented budget surplus amid inflation

According to him, there are sanctions, but no consequences.

Russia's economy has stabilized >, the ruble returns to the levels of the beginning of the year, and the results of the first quarter recorded a “record surplus”, said at a meeting on economic issues, Russian President Vladimir Putin. budget system. This requires additional solutions, and they need to be implemented at the very moment when it is most needed by the economy, “he said.

However, he added that” we need to help cope with the inflation wave “because over the past month and a half, consumer prices in Russia have risen markedly – by 9.4%, and in annual terms on April 8, inflation was 17, 5%. “

another pressure on Western sanctions. The intention was to quickly shake up the financial and economic situation in our country, provoke panic in the markets, the collapse of the banking system, a large shortage of goods in stores, “Putin said, adding that” the economic blitzkrieg strategy against Russia failed. ”

It will be recalled that since the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine against Russia, five packages of sanctions have been introduced, which have sufficiently ruined Russia's economy. In particular, large investors left the country, stopped supplying raw materials and components for most production.

About “ The impact of sanctions on Russia's economy, its citizens and the ability to continue the war /strong> »read in the material of Mykola Havrys.

Based on materials: ZN.ua

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