Russia Owes Growing Economic Strength to West’s ‘Sanctions on Steroids’ Foolishness: Analyst

President Putin commented on the state of the Russian economy at his traditional year-end press conference Thursday, projecting GDP growth of 2-2.5% in 2025, and attributing the economy's growing strength to "sovereignty." Sputnik asked a leading financial observer to list off the measures Russia has taken to survive the West's sanctions onslaught.