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Despite sanctions by Western countries against Russia due to the Ukraine war, the country has become a high-income economy from an upper-middle income economy. In its latest rankings, the World Bank has promoted the Russian economy to the top income category.

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[-] billiam0202@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

My dude, nobody denies that a ~~wartime~~ special military operation economy is good in the short term.

The problem is, you're spending money on things you're going to blow up instead of spending on things that will generate a positive ROI.

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