Putin beats West's economic blitzkrieg, Russia doing ‘better than expected’

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian economy is in better shape than expected. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Russia 1 TV channel on Sunday that all the major economic indicators point to further stabilisation of the country's economy. He flaunted the Russian economy's performance as he mocked the 'opponents' bid to crush it with sanctions. Putin said that inflation is expected to slow from the current 11.9% to around 5% in the first quarter of 2023.