Russian President Vladimir Putin is close to victory in the fight against the West for the post-Soviet space. This was written by journalist Ambrose Evans-Pritchard in an article for the British The Telegraph.

He noted that the Russian Federation has accumulated foreign exchange reserves in the amount of $635 billion, which have become the fifth largest in the world and continue to grow. At the same time, the country's public debt is equal to 18% of GDP, it is the sixth largest in the world and continues to decrease.

Russia has cleaned up the banking system and the ruble is easy to manage, which helps the country's economy to cope with serious situations. The state has a budget surplus, which makes it possible not to resort to the help of foreign investors to cover government spending. In addition, the country's authorities have managed to reduce their dependence on government revenues, which brings the sale of oil, writes Evans-Pritchard.

The journalist noted that this picture is significantly different from the wasteful system of the West.

In addition, Moscow is able to cut off all gas supplies to Europe for more than two years without experiencing economic problems.

“The Russian president has a unique chance to break the agreements made after the end of the Cold War and restore Russian dominance in the near abroad. None of the sanctions from the current list of his calculations will not change, ”Evans-Pritchard expressed the opinion.

Earlier, Christoph Heusgen, former foreign policy adviser to ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel and former German permanent representative to the UN, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to "recreate the USSR."

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