Russia's former finance minister has warned the country is entering a "full blown economic crisis" and will enter recession next year. "We are entering or have already entered a full-blown economic crisis, and we're going to feel it to the full next year,'' said Alexei Kudrin.
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BBC: Russia’s ex-finance boss warns of ‘full-blown crisis’
A woman wipes her flat's floor as she watches a TV broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual press conference, held in Moscow, on December 18, 2014 in St. Petersburg.
