Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov,
speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, on Friday warned the West against
trying to topple President Vladimir Putin and said that Russians are ready to
sacrifice their wealth in Putin’s support.
Russia has for the past year been sliding into recession amid a slump in its
energy export prices as well as Western sanctions against Moscow’s role in the
conflict in Ukraine that has claimed more than 5,000 lives. Questions have been
raised in Russia and abroad
whether the price that ordinary Russians are having to pay for the annexation
of Crimea is too high.
Shuvalov, who is believed to be one …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
