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This
week our cover features Vladimir Putin's
other battle. On top of the conflict in Ukraine, Russia's president has a
growing problem at home: the economy. Growth is stagnant, inflation rising and
dodgy debts growing while the falling oil price is putting pressure on the
government and the country's foreign reserves are not as plentiful as the
headline numbers suggest. More trouble in Ukraine could bring on more sanctions
and tip the country into an economic crisis
John Micklethwait,
Editor-in-Chief
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