Center for European Policy Analysis Issues Commentary: Russia Settles for Stagnation
May 21, 2026
May 21, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on May 20, 2026, by non-resident senior fellow Alexander Kolyandr:
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Russia Settles for Stagnation
The Kremlin's own forecasters now admit what they long denied: the war economy has run out of steam.
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For three years, Russia's Ministry of Economic Development has been the Kremlin's in-house optimist, with growth forecas . . .
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Russia Settles for Stagnation
The Kremlin's own forecasters now admit what they long denied: the war economy has run out of steam.
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For three years, Russia's Ministry of Economic Development has been the Kremlin's in-house optimist, with growth forecas . . .