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Why hasn’t the Russian economy collapsed?

by Paddy Hirsch March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

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A man walks past a currency exchange office in Moscow on November 23, 2024.
A man walks past a currency exchange office in Moscow on November 23, 2024.

A man walks past a currency exchange office in Moscow on November 23, 2024.
A man walks past a currency exchange office in Moscow on November 23, 2024. (Getty Images | Natalia Kolesnikova)

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