The Washington-based fund had previously been criticized for its optimistic assessment of Russia’s economy The Russian economy has been growing faster than many economists projected, IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath admitted on Monday in an interview with Foreign Policy magazine.

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President Erdogan will tell fellow NATO leaders that his country won’t compromise on Sweden and Finland’s membership applications Ankara maintains its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, the office of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, a position he is expected to reiterate to NATO state leaders at the upcoming summit in Spain.