Russian economy slows as war costs, inflation erode consumer demand

Polish outlet Rzeczpospolita reports Russia's economy is decelerating sharply: Ukrainian counterattacks are disrupting industrial output and supply chains, new taxes are squeezing SMEs, and the defense sector no longer offsets falling consumer demand. Inflation is rising, eroding purchasing power. The report is single-source and lacks hard data, so the magnitude of the slowdown is uncertain, but it signals a potential inflection in Russia's war-economy resilience.

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