00:00Welcome back. Russia is pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump's warning that its economy is on the verge of collapse.
00:08The Kremlin insists that domestic market supplies remain stable, dismissing Trump's claim of long lines for gasoline in some regions.
00:18Trump had expressed disappointment with President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being unwilling to end the war in Ukraine,
00:25and warning of severe economic consequences if the conflict continues.
00:30This isn't the first time Trump has suggested that Russia's economy is in deep trouble.
00:35With the war now in its third year, Moscow continues to face heavy wartime expenses,
00:41and global sanctions targeting major banks, energy exports and strategic industries.
00:47While the wartime economy has boosted production and kept unemployment at record lows,
00:52official forecasts for 2025 GDP growth have been sharply downgraded to around 1%,
00:58compared to 4.3% in 2024 and 4.1% the year before.
01:05Inflation also remains high at about 8% as of August, double the central bank's target.
01:11Still, Moscow maintains that the slowdown is deliberate, aimed at preventing economic imbalances
01:17and insisting that Russia has successfully adapted to some of the harshest sanctions.
01:23The reason is that Russia's economy has not been tied into this year,
01:41because it is an waste of time to prevent the war.
01:44Now, Russia makes a call to Russia's economy and theankilist,
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