World Bank Raises 2015, 2016 Growth Forecasts for Russia - by Reuters
World Bank Raises 2015, 2016 Growth Forecasts for Russia by Reuters Monday June 1 st , 2015 at 6:54 PM The Moscow Times Top Stories 1 Share The World Bank said on Monday it expects Russia's economy to contract less sharply than previously thought in 2015, citing a recovery in oil price, a stronger ruble and slowing inflation. Moscow’s Actions Mean There Will Soon Be No Crimea to Return to Ukraine Peacefully or Otherwise, Oleshchuk Says by paul goble (noreply@blogger.com) Monday June 1 st , 2015 at 6:54 PM Window On Eurasia -- New Series 1 Share Paul Goble Staunton, June 1 – Many Ukrainians and their supporters abroad talk about the possibility of the peaceful return of Crimea to Ukrainian control at some point in the future, but such talk, while possibly understandable ignores the fact that Moscow is changing Crimea so dramatically that there will soon be no Crimea to return, a