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Biden’s Nominee for Top Diplomat on Eurasia Says Does Not See Russian Economy Collapse

© AFP 2023 / SAUL LOEBJames O'Brien, head of the State Department's Office of Sanctions Coordination, Washington, DC, September 28, 2022. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
James O'Brien, head of the State Department's Office of Sanctions Coordination, Washington, DC, September 28, 2022. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) - Sputnik International, 1920, 27.07.2023
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WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) - President Joe Biden’s nominee for the position of Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien said on Wednesday that the Russian economy will not collapse as a result of the imposed sanctions.
"It's a deep economy. It was one of the largest ten [economies]... So, they will be able to sustain themselves for quite a while. We don't see a collapse," O’Brien said during his confirmation hearing at the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
On Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund revised upward its forecast for the Russian economy in 2023 by 0.8 percentage points to 1.5% after data pointing to a stronger economic performance in the first half of the year.
A Russian serviceman is seen in the course of Russia's military operation in Ukraine, at the unknown location. - Sputnik International, 1920, 26.07.2023
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